High-fidelity single photon sources are required for quantum information technologies and fundamental research. Recently near-unity single photon purity and near-unity indistinguishability have...Show moreHigh-fidelity single photon sources are required for quantum information technologies and fundamental research. Recently near-unity single photon purity and near-unity indistinguishability have been shown in resonantly pumped quantum dots embedded in an optical cavity. In this thesis we provide a theoretical framework and experimental results on polarization non-degenerate self-assembled InAs/GaAs quantum dots inside a polarization non-degenerate cavity, and show that by filtering the polarization the brightness of the single photon source can be enhanced. We furthermore describe the resulting output light analytically as a mixture of single photons and coherent light and derive a simple expression for the purity of the single photon source. Lastly we present pulsed measurements of this quantum dot-cavity system, and show that the purity of the single photon source is 98%.Show less
