Single-photon generation by pulsed excitation of a single dipole
- 15 November 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review A
- Vol. 62 (6), 063817
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.62.063817
Abstract
The fluorescence of a single dipole excited by an intense light pulse can lead to the generation of another light pulse containing a single photon. The influence of the duration and energy of the excitation pulse on the number of photons in the fluorescence pulse is studied. The case of a two-level dipole with strongly damped coherences is considered. The presence of a metastable state leading to shelving is also investigated.Keywords
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