Indistinguishable Entangled Photons Generated by a Light-Emitting Diode
R. M. Stevenson, C. L. Salter, Johan S. Nilsson, Anthony J. Bennett, M. B. Ward, Ian A. Farrer, D. A. Ritchie, Andrew J. Shields · Physical Review Letters · 2012
A linear optical quantum computer relies on interference between photonic qubits for logic, and entanglement for near-deterministic operation. Here we measure the interference and entanglement properties of photons emitted by a quantum dot embedded within a light-emitting diode. We show that pairs of simultaneously generated photons are entangled, and indistinguishable from subsequently generated photons. We measure entanglement fidelity of 0.87 and two-photon-interference visibility of 0.60 ± 0.05. The visibility, limited by detector jitter, could be improved by optical cavity designs.