Polarized single photon emission for quantum cryptography based on colloidal nanocrystals

In this paper, the evidence of a polarized and room temperature single photon emission from wet-chemically synthesized colloidal dot-in-a-rod is reported. The time and polarization resolved measurements clearly indicate a high degree of linear polarization and a lifetime of ∼11 ns. We report also about a viable strategy to develop single photon sources with polarization control for quantum cryptography.

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