Multi-photon emission from a resonantly pumped quantum dot

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2507.04843v1
• Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2025 10:03:52 GMT
• Title: Multi-photon emission from a resonantly pumped quantum dot
• Authors: Francesco Giorgino, Patrik Zahálka, Lennart Jehle, Lorenzo Carosini, Lena Maria Hansen, Juan C. Loredo, Philip Walther,
• Abstract summary: We quantify the multi-photon emission statistics in a resonantly-driven two-level artificial atom.<n>We propose a method based on acquisition time gating to enhance the purity of a single-photon source.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Resonance fluorescence of natural or artificial atoms constitutes a prime method for generating non-classical light. While most efforts have focused on producing single-photons, multi-photon emission is unavoidably present in the resonant driving of an atom. Here, we study the extent to which these processes occur: we quantify the multi-photon emission statistics in a resonantly-driven two-level artificial atom -- a semiconductor quantum dot in a micropillar cavity -- when pumped by short optical pulses. By measuring auto-correlation functions up to the fourth order, we observe up to four photons emitted after a single pumping pulse, and investigate the emission dynamics with finely resolved temporal measurements. Furthermore, we propose a method based on acquisition time gating to enhance the purity of a single-photon source while maintaining high efficiencies. Our results deepen the understanding of the photon emission processes in coherently driven atomic systems, and suggest a simple but effective technique to reduce the multi-photon components of a single-photon source.

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