Single quantum emitters with spin ground states based on Cl bound excitons in ZnSe
Aziz Karasahin, Robert M. Pettit, Nils von den Driesch, M. Jansen, Alexander Pawlis, Edo Waks
Abstract
The authors experimentally investigate the optical properties of single chlorine donor atoms within a zinc-selenide quantum well. They show that donor-bound excitons are a stable source of single photons with a fast radiative lifetime on the order of 200 ps.
Topics & Concepts
Zinc selenideExcitonSpin (aerodynamics)PhotonPhysicsAtomic physicsRadiative transferBiexcitonCadmium selenideQuantum dotCondensed matter physicsOptoelectronicsQuantum mechanicsThermodynamicsSemiconductor Quantum Structures and DevicesDiamond and Carbon-based Materials ResearchQuantum and electron transport phenomena