A Spin-Photon Interface in the Telecom C-Band with Long Hole Spin Dephasing Time

TL;DR

This paper demonstrates a telecom-band quantum dot spin-photon interface with long hole spin dephasing times, advancing quantum communication capabilities at the crucial 1.55 μm wavelength.

Contribution

It reports the first integration of InAs/InAlGaAs quantum dots in a circular Bragg grating emitting at telecom wavelengths with measured long hole spin dephasing times.

Findings

Achieved emission at 1.55 μm from quantum dots

Measured inhomogeneous dephasing time of the hole spin as ~16 ns

Quantified electron and hole g-factors via polarization measurements

Abstract

Matter qubits that maintain coherence over extended timescales are essential for many pursued applications in quantum communication and quantum computing. Significant progress has already been made on extending coherence times of spins in semiconductor quantum dots while interfacing them with photons in the near-infrared wavelength range. However, similar results for quantum dots emitting at the telecom range, crucial for many applications, have so far lagged behind. Here, we report on InAs/InAlGaAs quantum dots integrated in a deterministically placed circular Bragg grating emitting at $1.55\,\mu\mathrm{m}$. We quantify the g-factors of electrons and holes from polarization-resolved measurements of a positive trion in an in-plane magnetic field and study the dynamics of the ground-state hole spin qubit. We then herald the hole spin in a pulsed two-photon correlation measurement and determine its inhomogeneous dephasing time to $T_{2}^{*}=(15.9 \pm 1.7)$ ns.