Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

A quantum dot single-photon turnstile device.

P Michler1, A Kiraz, C Becher

  • 1Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA.

Science (New York, N.Y.)
|January 11, 2000
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Cavity-driven attractive interactions in quantum materials.

Nature·2026
Same author

Comparing durations of intrauterine balloon placement for intrauterine adhesions after hysteroscopic surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

BMC pregnancy and childbirth·2026
Same author

Interdisciplinary Tools to Safeguard and Amplify Aquatic Genetic Resource Use: A Foundation for Industrial-Scale Quality Control for Fertilization.

Animals : an open access journal from MDPI·2026
Same author

Optical control over topological Chern number in moiré materials.

Nature·2026
Same author

Primary signet ring cell carcinoma of the female urethra: A case report.

World journal of clinical cases·2025
Same author

Coupling of single nanodiamonds hosting SiV color centers to plasmonic double bowtie microantennas.

Nanotechnology·2025
Same journal

Erratum for the Research Article "Detecting supramolecular organic nanoparticles during heat wave".

Science (New York, N.Y.)·2026
Same journal

Local signals, systemic decline.

Science (New York, N.Y.)·2026
Same journal

The mechanics of liver regeneration.

Science (New York, N.Y.)·2026
Same journal

Computing in a memory with physics.

Science (New York, N.Y.)·2026
Same journal

Retraction.

Science (New York, N.Y.)·2026
Same journal

Making time.

Science (New York, N.Y.)·2026
See all related articles

Researchers developed a single-photon turnstile device using quantum dots. This device generates a train of single-photon pulses, crucial for advancing quantum communication technologies.

Area of Science:

  • Quantum optics
  • Solid-state physics

Background:

  • Quantum communication requires reliable sources of single-photon pulses.
  • Existing methods face challenges in generating high-quality single photons efficiently.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate a single-photon turnstile device capable of generating a train of single-photon pulses.
  • To achieve near-ideal single-photon emission probabilities.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing pulsed laser excitation of a single quantum dot.
  • Engineering a single-photon turnstile device architecture.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated a functional single-photon turnstile device.
  • Achieved nearly 100% excitation-to-emission efficiency for single photons from a spectrally isolated quantum dot.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Generated a train of single-photon pulses with high fidelity.

    • Conclusions:

    • The demonstrated device represents an ideal single-photon source.
    • This technology is a significant advancement for practical quantum communication.