Single Photons from a Silicon Chip (IMAGE)

Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf

Single Photons from a Silicon Chip

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Schematic representation of a single defect in a silicon wafer created by the implantation of carbon atoms, which emits single photons in the telecom O-band (wavelength range: 1260 to 1360 nanometers) coupled to an optical fiber.

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