Photostable Molecules on Chip: Integrated Sources of Nonclassical Light
| Autor: | Wolfram H. P. Pernice, Nico Gruhler, Anna P. Ovvyan, Oliver Neitzke, Oliver Benson, Günter Kewes, Pietro Lombardi, Francesco Saverio Cataliotti, Sofia Pazzagli, Costanza Toninelli, Giacomo Mazzamuto |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Materials science
Photon Physics::Optics Quantum yield 02 engineering and technology Dielectric Grating 01 natural sciences chemistry.chemical_compound Optics 0103 physical sciences Molecule Nonclassical light Electrical and Electronic Engineering 010306 general physics Quantum business.industry 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics Electronic Optical and Magnetic Materials Silicon nitride chemistry Optoelectronics 0210 nano-technology business Biotechnology |
| Zdroj: | ACS Photonics. 5:126-132 |
| ISSN: | 2330-4022 |
| DOI: | 10.1021/acsphotonics.7b00521 |
| Popis: | The on-chip integration of quantum light sources and nonlinear elements constitutes a major step toward scalable photon-based quantum information processing and communication. In this work we demonstrate the potential of a hybrid technology that combines organic-molecule-based quantum emitters and dielectric chips consisting of ridge waveguides and grating far-field couplers. In particular, dibenzoterrylene molecules in thin anthracene crystals are used as single-photon sources, exhibiting long-term photostability, easy fabrication methods, almost unitary quantum yield, and lifetime-limited emission at cryogenic temperatures. We couple such single emitters to silicon nitride ridge waveguides, showing a coupling efficiency of up to 42 ± 2% over both propagation directions. Our results open a novel path toward a fully integrated and scalable photon-processing platform. |
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