Investigation of the silicon vacancy color center for quantum key distribution

Yan Liu, Petr Siyushev, Youying Rong, Botao Wu, Liam Paul McGuinness, Fedor Jelezko, Syuto Tamura, Takashi Tanii, Tokuyuki Teraji, Shinobu Onoda, Takeshi Ohshima, Junichi Isoya, Takahiro Shinada, Heping Zeng, E. Wu

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Abstract

Single photon sources (SPS) are crucial for quantum key distribution. Here we demonstrate a stable triggered SPS at 738 nm with linewidth less than 5 nm at room temperature based on a negatively charged single silicon vacancy color center. Thanks to the short photon duration of about 1.3-1.7 ns, by using high repetition pulsed excitation at 30 MHz, the triggered single photon source generates16.6 kcounts/s. And we discuss the feasibility of this triggered SPS in the application of quantum key distribution.

Original languageEnglish
Article number32961
JournalOptics Express
Volume23
Issue number26
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015 Dec 28

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