Optimal generation of indistinguishable photons from non-identical artificial molecules

Optics Express

Volumn 17, Issue 19, 2009, Pages 17156-17163

  Cancellieri, E ^a   Troiani, F ^a   Goldoni, G ^a,b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

ARTIFICIAL MOLECULE; COINCIDENCE PROBABILITIES; EXTERNAL DRIVING; OPTIMAL GENERATION; PHOTON GENERATION; PHOTON INDISTINGUISHABILITY; RAMAN TRANSITION; SEMICONDUCTOR SOURCES;

PHOTONS;

EID: 70349196371     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.017156     Document Type: Article

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