Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
1-1-2007
Abstract
In this article we propose to build a (semi-)deterministic photon gun by modifying the spontaneous decay in a photonic band-gap material. We show that such a device allows for deterministic and unidirectional single-photon emission with a repetition rate of the order of 100 kHz. We describe a specific realization of the 1D band-gap model by means of a 3D photonic-crystal heterostructure and the feasability of implementing such a device using Er3+ ions that produce single photons at the telecommunication wavelength of 1.55,m, important for many applications.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Journal of Modern Optics
First Page
409
Last Page
416
Recommended Citation
Scheel, S., Florescu, M., Häffner, H., Lee, H., Strekalov, D., Knight, P., & Dowling, J. (2007). Single photons on demand from tunable 3D photonic band-gap structures. Journal of Modern Optics, 54 (3-4), 409-416. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500340600759670