Single-photon Devices and Applications

Written by top authors from academia and industry, this is the only textbook focused on single photon devices and thus fills the gap for a readily accessible update on the rapid progress in the field. From the contents: * Single Photon Generation from a 2level quantum emitter in a cavity * Coherent photon emission from a 3level lambda system in a cavity * Effects of decoherence * Experimental techniques * Atom-like systems in solids useful for single photon generation * Survey of microcavity geometries * Applications Each chapter ends with a series of problems, and a solutions manual is available for lecturers. As a result, advanced students learn how to generate and use single photons to make quantum computing work.

Charles Santori performed his PhD research at Stanford University on non-classical light generation with semi-conductor quantum dots. His work at Hewlett-Packard Laboratories focuses on quantum information processing with solid-state defects. David Fattal received his higher degrees at the Ecole Polytechnique in France and at Stanford. Then he joined HP to perform research on various aspects of quantum information and nanophotonics. Yoshihisa Yamamoto has performed his research at Tokyo University, MIT, Stanford and other prestigious institutions before he became professor at Standford. He teaches various courses on quantum optics and has published more than 350 papers and two books.