Finding new solid state defect centers in novel host materials is crucial for realizing integrated hybrid quantum photonic devices. We present a preparation method for defect centers with photostable bright single photon emission in zinc oxide, a material with promising properties in terms of processability, availability, and applications. A detailed optical study reveals a complex dynamic of intensity fluctuations at room temperature. Measurements at cryogenic temperatures show very sharp (<60 GHz) zero phonon lines (ZPLs) at 580 nm to 620 nm (≈ 2.0 eV) with frozen out fast fluctuations. Remaining discrete jumps of the ZPL, which depend on the excitation power, are observed. The low temperature results will narrow down speculations on the origin of visible-near-infrared (NIR) wavelength defect emission in zinc oxide and provide a basis for improved theoretical models.
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.
Tremendous enhancement of light-matter interaction in plasmonic-dielectric hybrid devices allows for non-linearities at the level of single emitters and few photons, such as single photon transistors. However, constructing integrated components for such devices is technologically extremely challenging. We tackle this task by lithographically fabricating an on-chip plasmonic waveguide-structure connected to far-field in- and out-coupling ports via low-loss dielectric waveguides. We precisely describe our lithographic approach and characterize the fabricated integrated chip. We find excellent agreement with rigorous numerical simulations. Based on these findings we perform a numerical optimization and calculate concrete numbers for a plasmonic single-photon transistor.
We
report the direct integration and efficient coupling of nitrogen vacancy (NV) color centers in diamond
nanophotonic structures into a fiber-based photonic architecture at
cryogenic temperatures. NV centers are embedded in diamond micro-waveguides
(μWGs), which are coupled to fiber tapers. Fiber tapers have
low-loss connection to single-mode optical fibers and hence enable
efficient integration of NV centers into optical fiber networks. We
numerically optimize the parameters of the μWG-fiber-taper devices
designed particularly for use in cryogenic experiments, resulting
in 35.6% coupling efficiency, and experimentally demonstrate cooling
of these devices to the liquid helium temperature of 4.2 K without
loss of the fiber transmission. We observe sharp zero-phonon lines
in the fluorescence of NV centers through the pigtailed fibers at
100 K. The optimized devices with high photon coupling efficiency
and the demonstration of cooling to cryogenic temperatures are an
important step to realize fiber-based quantum nanophotonic interfaces
using diamond spin defect centers.
The on-chip integration of quantum light sources and nonlinear elements poses a serious challenge to the development of a scalable photonic platform for quantum information and communication. In this work we demonstrate the potential of a novel hybrid technology which combines single organic molecules as quantum emitters and dielectric chips, consisting of ridge waveguides and grating far-field couplers. Dibenzoterrylene molecules in thin anthracene crystals exhibit long-term photostability, easy fabrication methods, almost unitary quantum yield and life-time limited emission at cryogenic temperatures. We couple such single emitters to silicon nitride ridge waveguide with a coupling efficiency of up to 42 ± 2 %, considering both propagation directions. The platform is devised to support both on-chip and free-space single photon processing.
We demonstrate the appearance of unexpected reflection resonances in corrugated dielectric waveguides. These are due to the curvature of the boundary. The effect is as strong as the ordinary Bragg resonances, and reduces the transmission through our waveguide by 20%. It is thus of high relevance for the design of optimized waveguiding structures. We validate our analytical predictions based on coupled mode theory by a comparison to numerical simulations.
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