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Lasing in metal-insulator-metal sub-wavelength plasmonic waveguidesHill, M.T.; Marell, M.J.H.; Leong, E.S.P.; Smalbrugge, E.; Zhu, Y.C.; Sun, Minghua; Veldhoven, van, P.J.; Geluk, E.J.; Karouta, F.; Oei, Y.S.; Nötzel, R.; Ning, C.Z.; Smit, M.K.

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High-bit-rate nanocavity-based single photon sources in the 1,550-nm telecom band are challenges facing the development of fibre-based long-haul quantum communication networks. Here we report a very fast single photon source in the 1,550-nm telecom band, which is achieved by a large Purcell enhancement that results from the coupling of a single InAs quantum dot and an InP photonic crystal nanocavity. At a resonance, the spontaneous emission rate was enhanced by a factor of 5 resulting a record fast emission lifetime of 0.2 ns at 1,550 nm. We also demonstrate that this emission exhibits an enhanced anti-bunching dip. This is the first realization of nanocavity-enhanced single photon emitters in the 1,550-nm telecom band. This coupled quantum dot cavity system in the telecom band thus provides a bright high-bit-rate non-classical single photon source that offers appealing novel opportunities for the development of a long-haul quantum telecommunication system via optical fibres.