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IOP Publishing, New Journal of Physics, 12(9), p. 434-434, 2007

DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/9/12/434

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Room temperature triggered single-photon source in the near infrared

Journal article published in 2007 by E. Wu, James R. Rabeau, Gérard Roger, François Treussart ORCID, Heping Zeng, Philippe Grangier, Steven Prawer, Jean-François Roch
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Abstract

10 pages ; International audience ; We report the realization of a solid-state triggered single-photon source with narrow emission in the near infrared at room temperature. It is based on the photoluminescence of a single nickel-nitrogen NE8 colour centre in a chemical vapour deposited diamond nanocrystal. Stable single-photon emission has been observed in the photoluminescence under both continuous-wave and pulsed excitations. The realization of this source represents a step forward in the application of diamond-based single-photon sources to Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) under practical operating conditions.