Deterministic generation of a bit-stream of single-photon pulses
C. K. Law, Harry J. Kimble · Journal of Modern Optics · 1997
We report a high efficiency scheme for generating a single-photon state transmitted out of an optical cavity. For realistic cavity QED parameters, we show that the scheme can produce a single-photon pulse with a probability exceeding 99% in a user-specified time interval. By recycling the system, the scheme can be used to create a bit-stream of single-photon pulses.