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Photon statistics of a single quantum dot in a microcavity
Author(s) -
Su Yumian,
Richter Marten,
Knorr Andreas,
Bimberg Dieter,
Carmele Alexander
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
physica status solidi (rrl) – rapid research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.786
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1862-6270
pISSN - 1862-6254
DOI - 10.1002/pssr.201004240
Subject(s) - pauli exclusion principle , quantum dot , photon , physics , polarization (electrochemistry) , photon statistics , semiconductor , optical microcavity , photon polarization , quantum mechanics , chemistry , laser
We introduce a theoretical model to describe the dynamics of an electrically pumped single quantum dot interacting with a microcavity. Within our framework, it is possible to study the full photon statistics of the quantum light emission for different pump rates and to include semiconductor specific Pauli‐ blocking effects in the polarization dynamics. In the single photon limit, we find that, compared to comparable atomic systems, two photon events are suppressed stronger by the carrier reservoir of the quantum dot. (© 2010 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)