Bright Single-Photon Sources for the Telecommunication O-Band Based on an InAs Quantum Dot with (In)GaAs Asymmetric Barriers in a Photonic Nanoantenna

Abstract

We report on single-photon emitters for the telecommunication O-band (1260–1360 nm), which comprise an InAs/(In)GaAs quantum dot with asymmetric barriers, placed inside a semiconductor tapered nanocolumn acting as a photonic nanoantenna. The implemented design of the barriers provides a shift in the quantum dot radiation wavelength towards the O-band, while the nanoantenna collects the radiation and ensures its effective output. With non-resonant optical pumping, the average count rate of emitted single photons exceeds 10 MHz with the second-order correlation function g(2) (0) = 0.18 at 8 K.