Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 2007. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 107-117).

Thesis (M.S. in Electrical Engineering)--Naval Postgraduate School, June 1990. / Thesis Advisor(s): Maruyama, X.K. Second Reader: Michael, S.N. "June 1990." Description based on title screen as viewed on March 24, 2010. DTIC Descriptor(s): Data Acquisition, Electronics, Facilities, Instrumentation, Integrated Systems, Noise (Electrical And Electromagnetic), Photons, Pulse Generators, Pulses, Radiation, Requirements, Scale, Transient Radiation Effects, Transients, Trees, Wafers, X Rays. DTIC Identifier(s): Transient radiation effects, Data acquisition, X ray apparatus, Electromagnetic pulses, Theses. Author(s) subject terms: EMP, IEMP, Flash X-Ray Instrumentation. Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-106). Also available in print.

Thesis (M. Phil.)--Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 58-59). Also available in electronic version. Access restricted to campus users.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2006. / Summers, Christopher, Committee Chair ; Chang, Gee-Kung, Committee Member ; Carter, Brent, Committee Member ; Wang, Zhong Lin, Committee Member ; Meindl, James, Committee Member ; Li, Mo, Committee Member.

Thesis (M.E.E.)--University of Delaware, 2005. / Principal faculty adviser: Keith Goossen, Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering. Includes bibliographical references.

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PolarizaÃÃo quÃntica tem sido usada extensivamente no processo da informaÃÃo quÃntica e emaranhamento quÃntico à essencial para muitas Ãreas de pesquisas, incluindo computaÃÃo quÃntica. Nesse trabalho foi realizada uma investigaÃÃo do grau de polarizaÃÃo e do emaranhamento de uma famÃlia de estados quÃnticos conhecidos como estados coerentes de fÃtons adicionados. Tais estados podem ser Ãteis na distribuiÃÃo quÃntica de chaves e distribuiÃÃo de emaranhamento. Usamos os parÃmetro de Stokes e a funÃÃo Q para demonstrar que, de uma forma geral, a polarizaÃÃo de uma superposiÃÃo de dois estados coerentes bimodais de fÃtons adicionados aumenta significantemente com o nÃmero de fÃtons adicionados. TambÃm utilizamos a concorrÃncia para mostrar que a quantidade de emaranhamento nas superposiÃÃes citadas apresenta um comportamento que depende se o nÃmero de fÃtons adicionados em cada modo sÃo iguais ou diferentes. / Polarization has been used extensively in quantum information processing, and quantum entanglement is essential to many areas of research, including quantum computing. Here we investigate the degree of polarization and the entanglement of a family of quantum states known as photon-added entangled coherent states. Such states could serve as means of entanglement distribution and quantum key distribution. Using the quantum Stokes parameters and the Q function, we demonstrated that, in general, the polarization of a superposition of two two-mode photon-added coherent states increases significantly with the number of added photons. And using the concurrence, we showed that the amount of entanglement in this kind of superposition presents a behavior that is dependent on whether or not the number of added photons on each mode is the same.

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Les boîtes quantiques sont des sources de photons uniques prometteuses pour les réseaux d’information quantique, qui peuvent être intégrées dans des circuits photoniques et s’appuyer sur des technologies de semi-conducteur éprouvées. Dans ce contexte, ce travail se concentre sur les propriétés d’indiscernabilité des photons émis par une boîte quantique semiconductrice sous excitation résonnante. Nous utilisons une configuration particulière où les boîtes sont insérées dans une microcavité planaire permettant de s’affranchir du fond de diffusion parasite du laser d’excitation et d’améliorer la collection du signal d’émission. Nous pouvons ainsi explorer un régime de très basse puissance, où les photons d’excitation sont diffusés élastiquement sur la transition fondamentale de la boîte quantique (régime de diffusion Rayleigh résonnante). Dans ce régime, la cohérence du laser d’excitation est transmise aux photons émis, faisant des boîtes quantiques une source de photons uniques avec une cohérence extrêmement longue.Les propriétés d’indiscernabilité sont étudiées en utilisant les interférences à deux photons (coalescence) dans un interféromètre de Hong–Ou–Mandel. Une étude expérimentale complète de l’indiscernabilité est présentée en fonction de la puissance d’excitation ainsi que du temps de cohérence du laser d’excitation. Elle montre en particulier l’effet de la diffusion élastique dans la limite de basse puissance d’excitation. Il apparaît qu’une nouvelle caractéristique quantitative doit être introduite afin d’estimer l’indiscernabilité en tant que phénomène temporel, un aspect particulièrement important lorsque les émetteurs sont des sources continues de photons. / Quantum dots are good candidates as single photon emitters for quantum information networks, facilitating their integration in photonic circuits based on well known semiconductor technology. In this context, this work focuses on the indistinguishability of the photons emitted by semiconductor quantum dots excited resonantly. We use a peculiar configuration where the quantumdots are embedded in a planar microcavity, allowing for better excitation and collection efficiencies. We are then able to investigate very low excitation power regimes, where the photons are elastically scattered by the fundamental transition of the quantum dot (Resonant Rayleigh Scattering). In this regime, the coherence of the excitation laser is imprinted on the emitted photons, making the quantum dot a source of single photons with a very long coherence.The indistinguishability is investigated by using a Hong–Ou–Mandel interferometer to perform two-photon interference. We carry out a comprehensive experimental study of the excitation power dependence of the indistinguishability as well as its dependence on the excitation laser coherence, which shows the important role of elastic scattering in the low excitation power limit. It appears that a new figure of merit needs to be introduced to assess the indistinguishability as a temporal phenomenon, an aspect which is particularly relevant when dealing with continuous-wave excitation.

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