Deterministic single-photon source with on-chip 5.6 GHz acoustic clock

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.22826v1
• Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2025 20:43:00 GMT
• Title: Deterministic single-photon source with on-chip 5.6 GHz acoustic clock
• Authors: Alexander S. Kuznetsov, Meysam Saeedi, Zixuan Wang, Klaus Biermann,
• Abstract summary: We demonstrate triggering of a quantum dot (QD) single photon emission using dynamic Purcell effect induced at a frequency of several GHz by acoustic strain.<n>InAs QDs are integrated in a hybrid photon-phonon patterned microcavity.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Scalable solid state single-photon sources (SPSs) with triggered single-photon emission rates exceeding a few GHz would aid in the wide technological adoption of photonic quantum technologies. We demonstrate triggering of a quantum dot (QD) single photon emission using dynamic Purcell effect induced at a frequency of several GHz by acoustic strain. To this end, InAs QDs are integrated in a hybrid photon-phonon patterned microcavity, where the density of optical states is tailored by the lateral confinement of photons in um-sized traps defined lithographically in the microcavity spacer. The single-photon character of the emission form a QD in a trap is confirmed by measuring single-photon statistics. We demonstrate modulation of the QD transition energy in a trap with a frequency up to 14 GHz by monochromatic longitudinal bulk acoustic phonons generated by piezoelectric transducers. For the modulation frequency of 5.6 GHz, corresponding to the acoustic mode of the microcavity, the QD energy is periodically shifted through a spectrally narrow confined photonic mode leading to an appreciable enhancement of the QD emission due to the dynamic Purcell effect. The platform thus enables the implementation of scalable III-V-based SPSs with on-chip tunable acoustic clocks with frequencies that can exceed several GHz under continuous wave optical excitation.

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