2019/01/18 by Rahul Trivedi, Kevin A. Fischer, Trivedi, Rahul +5 · 3 citations
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Photonic Crystals and Applications #Photonic and Optical Devices #Quantum Physics (quant-ph) #Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1901.06367
openalex publication_date 2019/01/18 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Sources of non-classical light are of paramount importance for future applications in quantum science and technology such as quantum communication, quantum computation and simulation, quantum sensing and quantum metrology. In this review we discuss the fundamentals and recent progress in the generation of single photons, entangled photon pairs and photonic cluster states using semiconductor quantum dots. Specific fundamentals which are discussed are a detailed quantum description of light, properties of semiconductor quantum dots and light-matter interactions. This includes a framework for the dynamic modelling of non-classical light generation and two-photon interference. Recent progress will be discussed in the generation of non-classical light for off-chip applications as well as implementations for scalable on-chip integration.