Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 2722–2725 (1999)Triggered Source of Single Photons based on Controlled Single Molecule Fluorescence
See accompanying Physics Focus We use the method of adiabatic following to prepare a single molecule in its fluorescing excited state. Spontaneous emission from this state gives rise to a single photon. With our current experimental conditions, up to 74% of the sweeps lead to the emission of a single photon. Since the adiabatic passage is done on command, the molecule performs as a high rate source of triggered photons. The experimental results are in quantitative agreement with quantum Monte Carlo simulations. © 1999 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.83.2722
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.83.2722
PACS:
42.50.Hz, 33.80.-b, 78.55.Kz
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