Biphoton interference with a quantum dot source of entangled light

✍ Scribed by A.J. Hudson; R.M. Stevenson; R.J. Young; P. Atkinson; K. Cooper; D.A. Ritchie; A.J. Shields

• Book ID: 104084955
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 306 KB
• Volume: 40
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1386-9477
• DOI: 10.1016/j.physe.2007.08.130

✦ Synopsis

We demonstrate optical interferometry beyond the limits imposed by the photon wavelength using 'triggered' entangled photon pairs from a semiconductor quantum dot. Interference fringes of the entangled biphoton state reveals a periodicity half of that obtained with the single photon, and much less than that of the pump laser. High fringe visibility indicates that biphoton interference is less sensitive to decoherence than interference of two sequential single photons. The results suggest that quantum interferometry may be possible using a semiconductor LED-like device.