A spintronic source of circularly polarized single photons

Details A spintronic source of circularly polarized single photons A spintronic source of circularly polarized single photons

2011-03-06

arxiv.org/abs/1103.1117v1

Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 112106 (2011)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

Scientific paper

10.1063/1.3564893

We present a spintronic single photon source which emits circularly polarized light, where the helicity is determined by an applied magnetic field. Photons are emitted from an InGaAs quantum dot inside an electrically operated spin light-emitting diode, which comprises the diluted magnetic semiconductor ZnMnSe. The circular polarization degree of the emitted light is high, reaching 83% at an applied magnetic field of 2T and 96% at 6 T. Autocorrelation traces recorded in pulsed operation mode prove the emitted light to be antibunched. The two circular polarization states could be used for representing quantum states |0> and |1> in quantum cryptography implementations.

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