Scalable routes to single and entangled photon pair sources : tailored InAs/InP quantum dots in photonic crystal microcavities

Optoelectronic devices based on single, self-assembled semiconductor quantum dots are attractive for applications in secure optical communications, quantum computation and sensing. In this paper we show how it is possible to dictate the nucleation site of individual InAs/InP quantum dots using a directed self-assembly process, to control the electronic structure of the nucleated dots and also how to control their coupling to the optical field by locating them within the high field region of a photonic crystal nanocavity. For application within fiber networks, these quantum dots are targeted to emit in the spectral region around 1550 nm.
Quantum Sensing and Nanophotonic Devices VII, January 24, 2010, San Francisco, California, USA