Yusuf Karli, Iker Avila Arenas, Christian Schimpf, Ailton Jose Garcia Junior, Santanu Manna, Florian Kappe, René Schwarz, Gabriel Undeutsch, Maximilian Aigner, Melina Peter, Saimon F. Covre da Silva, Armando Rastelli, Gregor Weihs, Vikas Remesh
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Abstract
High-purity multi-photon states are essential for photonic quantum computing. Among existing platforms, semiconductor quantum dots offer a promising route to scalable and deterministic multi-photon state generation. However, to fully realize their potential, we require a suitable optical excitation method. Current approaches to multi-photon generation rely on active polarization-switching elements (e.g., electro-optic modulators, EOMs) to spatio-temporally demultiplex single photons. Yet, the achievable multi-photon rate is fundamentally limited by the switching speed of the EOM. Here, we introduce a fully passive demultiplexing technique that leverages a stimulated two-photon excitation process to achieve switching rates only limited by the quantum dot lifetime. We demonstrate this method by generating two-photon states from a single quantum dot without requiring active switching elements. Our approach significantly reduces the cost of demultiplexing while shifting it to the excitation stage, enabling loss-free demultiplexing and effectively doubling the achievable multi-photon generation rate when combined with existing active demultiplexing techniques.
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The scope of npj Quantum Information spans across all relevant disciplines, fields, approaches and levels and so considers outstanding work ranging from fundamental research to applications and technologies.