A review of site-controlled compound semiconductor quantum dots for single photon emitters

Single photon emitters (SPEs) serve as the fundamental building blocks of photonic networks for applications in quantum information science and technology. This review paper focuses specifically on the rapidly growing area of site-controlled and deterministically fabricated compound semiconductor qu...

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Main Author: Yaonan Hou
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Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:Materials for Quantum Technology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/2633-4356/ade757
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description Single photon emitters (SPEs) serve as the fundamental building blocks of photonic networks for applications in quantum information science and technology. This review paper focuses specifically on the rapidly growing area of site-controlled and deterministically fabricated compound semiconductor quantum dots (QDs), which holds great potential for scalability given their high quantum efficiency, flexible coherence tunability and compatibility with silicon photonics. In this paper, the state-of-the-art growth and fabrication approaches, integration with photonic structures have been reviewed. Meanwhile, the emission properties from QD-based SPEs, including brightness, purity and coherence tunability, have been discussed. This review also provides an outlook of future developments of site-controlled QDs, offering insights into the progress toward scalable quantum photonic systems.
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spelling doaj-art-bcae99ed14084069a7c66a87675b9bbb2025-08-20T03:15:27ZengIOP PublishingMaterials for Quantum Technology2633-43562025-01-015303200110.1088/2633-4356/ade757A review of site-controlled compound semiconductor quantum dots for single photon emittersYaonan Hou0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9461-3841Electronic and electrical engineering, Swansea University , Bay Campus, SA1 8EN Swansea, United Kingdom; Centre for Integrative Semiconductor Materials (CISM), Swansea University , Bay Campus, SA1 8EN Swansea, United KingdomSingle photon emitters (SPEs) serve as the fundamental building blocks of photonic networks for applications in quantum information science and technology. This review paper focuses specifically on the rapidly growing area of site-controlled and deterministically fabricated compound semiconductor quantum dots (QDs), which holds great potential for scalability given their high quantum efficiency, flexible coherence tunability and compatibility with silicon photonics. In this paper, the state-of-the-art growth and fabrication approaches, integration with photonic structures have been reviewed. Meanwhile, the emission properties from QD-based SPEs, including brightness, purity and coherence tunability, have been discussed. This review also provides an outlook of future developments of site-controlled QDs, offering insights into the progress toward scalable quantum photonic systems.https://doi.org/10.1088/2633-4356/ade757semiconductorquantum dotsite controlscalabilitycoherence
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A review of site-controlled compound semiconductor quantum dots for single photon emitters
Materials for Quantum Technology
semiconductor
quantum dot
site control
scalability
coherence
title A review of site-controlled compound semiconductor quantum dots for single photon emitters
title_full A review of site-controlled compound semiconductor quantum dots for single photon emitters
title_fullStr A review of site-controlled compound semiconductor quantum dots for single photon emitters
title_full_unstemmed A review of site-controlled compound semiconductor quantum dots for single photon emitters
title_short A review of site-controlled compound semiconductor quantum dots for single photon emitters
title_sort review of site controlled compound semiconductor quantum dots for single photon emitters
topic semiconductor
quantum dot
site control
scalability
coherence
url https://doi.org/10.1088/2633-4356/ade757
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