New Quantum LED Discovery Could Lead to a Quantum Internet
quantum computing technology and quantum communication are investigating the use of single photons as information carriers
quantum photon emitters need to operate at certain wavelength bands to be useful for quantum telecommunication
There are five optical wavelength bands suitable for telecommunication: O, E, S, C, and L bands comprised between 1300 and 1600 nanometers.
Ideally, a quantum light-emitting diode should be able to emit a single photon on demand and in a defined wavelength band.
The new quantum LED, based on a semiconductor called indium phosphide, emits single light quantas that, with a band wavelength around 1,550 nm, fall within the C band (1530-1565 nm).
https://edgylabs.com/quantum-led
quantum computing technology and quantum communication are investigating the use of single photons as information carriers
quantum photon emitters need to operate at certain wavelength bands to be useful for quantum telecommunication
There are five optical wavelength bands suitable for telecommunication: O, E, S, C, and L bands comprised between 1300 and 1600 nanometers.
Ideally, a quantum light-emitting diode should be able to emit a single photon on demand and in a defined wavelength band.
The new quantum LED, based on a semiconductor called indium phosphide, emits single light quantas that, with a band wavelength around 1,550 nm, fall within the C band (1530-1565 nm).
https://edgylabs.com/quantum-led
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