• Advanced Photonics
  • Vol. 4, Issue 6, 066003 (2022)
Xiang You1、2、3、†, Ming-Yang Zheng4, Si Chen2、3, Run-Ze Liu2、3, Jian Qin2、3, Mo-Chi Xu2、3, Zheng-Xuan Ge2、3, Tung-Hsun Chung2、3, Yu-Kun Qiao2、3, Yang-Fan Jiang4, Han-Sen Zhong2、3, Ming-Cheng Chen2、3, Hui Wang2、3, Yu-Ming He2、3, Xiu-Ping Xie4, Hao Li5, Li-Xing You5, Christian Schneider6、7, Juan Yin2、3, Teng-Yun Chen2、3, Mohamed Benyoucef8, Yong-Heng Huo2、3, Sven Höfling6, Qiang Zhang2、3、4, Chao-Yang Lu2、3、9、*, and Jian-Wei Pan2、3、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1University of Science and Technology of China, School of Cyberspace Security, Hefei, China
  • 2University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, Department of Modern Physics, Hefei, China
  • 3University of Science and Technology of China, CAS Centre for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, Shanghai, China
  • 4Jinan Institute of Quantum Technology, Jinan, China
  • 5Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology (SIMIT), State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials for Informatics, Shanghai, China
  • 6Universitat Würzburg, Technische Physik, Physikalisches Instität and Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen-Center for Complex Material Systems, Würzburg, Germany
  • 7University of Oldenburg, Institute of Physics, Oldenburg, Germany
  • 8University of Kassel, Institute of Nanostructure Technologies and Analytics, CINSaT, Kassel, Germany
  • 9NYU-ECNU Institute of Physics at NYU Shanghai, Shanghai, China
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    DOI: 10.1117/1.AP.4.6.066003 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Xiang You, Ming-Yang Zheng, Si Chen, Run-Ze Liu, Jian Qin, Mo-Chi Xu, Zheng-Xuan Ge, Tung-Hsun Chung, Yu-Kun Qiao, Yang-Fan Jiang, Han-Sen Zhong, Ming-Cheng Chen, Hui Wang, Yu-Ming He, Xiu-Ping Xie, Hao Li, Li-Xing You, Christian Schneider, Juan Yin, Teng-Yun Chen, Mohamed Benyoucef, Yong-Heng Huo, Sven Höfling, Qiang Zhang, Chao-Yang Lu, Jian-Wei Pan. Quantum interference with independent single-photon sources over 300 km fiber[J]. Advanced Photonics, 2022, 4(6): 066003 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    In the quest to realize a scalable quantum network, semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) offer distinct advantages, including high single-photon efficiency and indistinguishability, high repetition rate (tens of gigahertz with Purcell enhancement), interconnectivity with spin qubits, and a scalable on-chip platform. However, in the past two decades, the visibility of quantum interference between independent QDs rarely went beyond the classical limit of 50%, and the distances were limited from a few meters to kilometers. Here, we report quantum interference between two single photons from independent QDs separated by a 302 km optical fiber. The single photons are generated from resonantly driven single QDs deterministically coupled to microcavities. Quantum frequency conversions are used to eliminate the QD inhomogeneity and shift the emission wavelength to the telecommunication band. The observed interference visibility is 0.67 ± 0.02 (0.93 ± 0.04) without (with) temporal filtering. Feasible improvements can further extend the distance to ∼600 km. Our work represents a key step to long-distance solid-state quantum networks.
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    Xiang You, Ming-Yang Zheng, Si Chen, Run-Ze Liu, Jian Qin, Mo-Chi Xu, Zheng-Xuan Ge, Tung-Hsun Chung, Yu-Kun Qiao, Yang-Fan Jiang, Han-Sen Zhong, Ming-Cheng Chen, Hui Wang, Yu-Ming He, Xiu-Ping Xie, Hao Li, Li-Xing You, Christian Schneider, Juan Yin, Teng-Yun Chen, Mohamed Benyoucef, Yong-Heng Huo, Sven Höfling, Qiang Zhang, Chao-Yang Lu, Jian-Wei Pan. Quantum interference with independent single-photon sources over 300 km fiber[J]. Advanced Photonics, 2022, 4(6): 066003
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