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Mrowiński P, Holewa P, Sakanas A, Sęk G, Semenova E, Syperek M. Optimization of heterogeneously integrated InP-Si on-chip photonic components. OPTICS EXPRESS 2023; 31:1541-1556. [PMID: 36785187 DOI: 10.1364/oe.474259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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We demonstrate comprehensive numerical studies on a hybrid III-V/Si-based waveguide system, serving as a platform for efficient light coupling between an integrated III-V quantum dot emitter to an on-chip quantum photonic integrated circuit defined on a silicon substrate. We propose a platform consisting of a hybrid InP/Si waveguide and an InP-embedded InAs quantum dot, emitting at the telecom C-band near 1550 nm. The platform can be fabricated using existing semiconductor processing technologies. Our numerical studies reveal nearly 87% of the optical field transfer efficiency between geometrically-optimized InP/Si and Si waveguides, considering propagating field along a tapered geometry. The coupling efficiency of a directional dipole emission to the hybrid InP/Si waveguide is evaluated to ∼38%, which results in more than 33% of the total on-chip optical field transfer efficiency from the dipole to the Si waveguide. We also consider the off-chip outcoupling efficiency of the propagating photon field along the Si waveguide by examining the normal to the chip plane and in-plane outcoupling configurations. In the former case, the outcoupling amounts to ∼26% when using the circular Bragg grating outcoupler design. In the latter case, the efficiency reaches up to 8%. Finally, we conclude that the conceptual device's performance is weakly susceptible to the transferred photon wavelength, offering a broadband operation within the 1.5-1.6 µm spectral range.
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Soltani N, Agio M. Planar antenna designs for efficient coupling between a single emitter and an optical fiber. OPTICS EXPRESS 2019; 27:30830-30841. [PMID: 31684326 DOI: 10.1364/oe.27.030830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2019] [Accepted: 09/16/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Fluorescence detection is a well-established readout method for sensing, especially for in-vitro diagnostics (IVD). A practical way to guide the emitted signal to a detector is by means of an optical fiber. However, coupling fluorescence into a fiber is challenging and commonly lacks single-molecule sensitivity. In this work, we investigate specific fiber geometries, materials and coatings that in combination with a planar Yagi-Uda antenna reach efficient excitation and collection. The simulation of a practical setting determines more than 70% coupling efficiency for a horizontally oriented dipole, with respect to the planar antenna, emitting at 700 nm and embedded in polyvinyl alcohol (PVA). Moreover, the coupling efficiency would only scale by a factor of 2/3 for emitters with random orientation, as a result of the antenna geometry. These findings are relevant for single-molecule detection with fiber optics and have implications for other applications involving the coupling of light with nano-scale sources and detectors. Scanning the surface of a sample with such fibers could also be advantageous for imaging techniques to provide a low background noise and a high resolution.
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Brotons-Gisbert M, Proux R, Picard R, Andres-Penares D, Branny A, Molina-Sánchez A, Sánchez-Royo JF, Gerardot BD. Out-of-plane orientation of luminescent excitons in two-dimensional indium selenide. Nat Commun 2019; 10:3913. [PMID: 31477714 PMCID: PMC6718420 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-11920-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2019] [Accepted: 07/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Van der Waals materials offer a wide range of atomic layers with unique properties that can be easily combined to engineer novel electronic and photonic devices. A missing ingredient of the van der Waals platform is a two-dimensional crystal with naturally occurring out-of-plane luminescent dipole orientation. Here we measure the far-field photoluminescence intensity distribution of bulk InSe and two-dimensional InSe, WSe2 and MoSe2. We demonstrate, with the support of ab-initio calculations, that layered InSe flakes sustain luminescent excitons with an intrinsic out-of-plane orientation, in contrast with the in-plane orientation of dipoles we find in two-dimensional WSe2 and MoSe2 at room-temperature. These results, combined with the high tunability of the optical response and outstanding transport properties, position layered InSe as a promising semiconductor for novel optoelectronic devices, in particular for hybrid integrated photonic chips which exploit the out-of-plane dipole orientation.
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- Mauro Brotons-Gisbert
- Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences, SUPA, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, UK.
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- Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences, SUPA, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, UK
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- Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences, SUPA, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, UK
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- ICMUV, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales, Universidad de Valencia, P.O. Box 22085, 46071, Valencia, Spain
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- Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences, SUPA, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, UK
- Department of Applied Physics, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, 106 91, Sweden
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- ICMUV, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales, Universidad de Valencia, P.O. Box 22085, 46071, Valencia, Spain
- International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL), Av. Mestre José Veiga, 4715-330, Braga, Portugal
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- ICMUV, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales, Universidad de Valencia, P.O. Box 22085, 46071, Valencia, Spain.
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- Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences, SUPA, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, UK.
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Li W, Du J, Nic Chormaic S. Tailoring a nanofiber for enhanced photon emission and coupling efficiency from single quantum emitters. OPTICS LETTERS 2018; 43:1674-1677. [PMID: 29652337 DOI: 10.1364/ol.43.001674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2018] [Accepted: 03/04/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We present a novel approach to enhance the spontaneous emission rate of single quantum emitters in an optical nanofiber-based cavity by introducing a narrow air-filled groove into the cavity. Our results show that the Purcell factor for single quantum emitters inside the groove of the nanofiber-based cavity can be at least six times greater than for such an emitter on the fiber surface when using an optimized cavity mode and groove width. Moreover, the coupling efficiency of single quantum emitters into the guided mode of this nanofiber-based cavity can reach up to ∼80% with only 35 cavity-grating periods. This new system has the potential to act as an all-fiber platform to realize efficient coupling of photons from single emitters into an optical fiber for quantum information applications.
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Yonezu Y, Wakui K, Furusawa K, Takeoka M, Semba K, Aoki T. Efficient Single-Photon Coupling from a Nitrogen-Vacancy Center Embedded in a Diamond Nanowire Utilizing an Optical Nanofiber. Sci Rep 2017; 7:12985. [PMID: 29021540 PMCID: PMC5636877 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-13309-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2017] [Accepted: 09/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Nitrogen-Vacancy (NV) centers in diamond are promising solid-state quantum emitters that can be utilized for photonic quantum applications. Various diamond nanophotonic devices have been fabricated for efficient extraction of single photons emitted from NV centers to a single guided mode. However, for constructing scalable quantum networks, further efficient coupling of single photons to a guided mode of a single-mode fiber (SMF) is indispensable and a difficult challenge. Here, we propose a novel efficient hybrid system between an optical nanofiber and a cylindrical-structured diamond nanowire. The maximum coupling efficiency as high as 75% for the sum of both fiber ends is obtained by numerical simulations. The proposed hybrid system will provide a simple and efficient interface between solid-state quantum emitters and a SMF suitable for constructing scalable quantum networks.
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- Yuya Yonezu
- Department of Applied Physics, Waseda University, Okubo 3-4-1, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.,National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Nukui-kita 4-2-1, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan
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- National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Nukui-kita 4-2-1, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan.
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- National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Nukui-kita 4-2-1, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan
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- National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Nukui-kita 4-2-1, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan
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- National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Nukui-kita 4-2-1, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Applied Physics, Waseda University, Okubo 3-4-1, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.
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Almokhtar M, Fujiwara M, Takashima H, Takeuchi S. Numerical simulations of nanodiamond nitrogen-vacancy centers coupled with tapered optical fibers as hybrid quantum nanophotonic devices. OPTICS EXPRESS 2014; 22:20045-20059. [PMID: 25321215 DOI: 10.1364/oe.22.020045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Tapered optical fibers are promising one-dimensional nanophotonic waveguides that can provide efficient coupling between their fundamental mode and quantum nanoemitters placed inside them. Here, we present numerical studies on the coupling of single nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers (single point dipoles) in nanodiamonds with tapered fibers. Our results lead to two important conclusions: (1) A maximum coupling efficiency of 53.4% can be realized for the two fiber ends when the NV bare dipole is located at the center of the tapered fiber. (2) NV centers even in 100-nm-sized nanodiamonds where bulk-like optical properties were reported show a coupling efficiency of 22% at the taper surface, with the coupling efficiency monotonically decreasing as the nanodiamond size increases. These results will be helpful in guiding the development of hybrid quantum devices for applications in quantum information science.
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Chonan S, Kato S, Aoki T. Efficient single-mode photon-coupling device utilizing a nanofiber tip. Sci Rep 2014; 4:4785. [PMID: 24759303 PMCID: PMC3998027 DOI: 10.1038/srep04785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2013] [Accepted: 04/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Single-photon sources are important elements in quantum optics and quantum information science. It is crucial that such sources be able to couple photons emitted from a single quantum emitter to a single propagating mode, preferably to the guided mode of a single-mode optical fiber, with high efficiency. Various photonic devices have been successfully demonstrated to efficiently couple photons from an emitter to a single mode of a cavity or a waveguide. However, efficient coupling of these devices to optical fibers is sometimes challenging. Here we show that up to 38% of photons from an emitter can be directly coupled to a single-mode optical fiber by utilizing the flat tip of a silica nanofiber. With the aid of a metallic mirror, the efficiency can be increased to 76%. The use of a silicon waveguide further increases the efficiency to 87%. This simple device can be applied to various quantum emitters.
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- Sho Chonan
- Department of Applied Physics, Waseda University, Okubo 3-4-1, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Applied Physics, Waseda University, Okubo 3-4-1, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Applied Physics, Waseda University, Okubo 3-4-1, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
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Morrissey MJ, Deasy K, Frawley M, Kumar R, Prel E, Russell L, Truong VG, Chormaic SN. Spectroscopy, manipulation and trapping of neutral atoms, molecules, and other particles using optical nanofibers: a review. SENSORS 2013; 13:10449-81. [PMID: 23945738 PMCID: PMC3812613 DOI: 10.3390/s130810449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2013] [Revised: 07/18/2013] [Accepted: 08/01/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The use of tapered optical fibers, i.e., optical nanofibers, for spectroscopy and the detection of small numbers of particles, such as neutral atoms or molecules, has been gaining interest in recent years. In this review, we briefly introduce the optical nanofiber, its fabrication, and optical mode propagation within. We discuss recent progress on the integration of optical nanofibers into laser-cooled atom and vapor systems, paying particular attention to spectroscopy, cold atom cloud characterization, and optical trapping schemes. Next, a natural extension of this work to molecules is introduced. Finally, we consider several alternatives to optical nanofibers that display some advantages for specific applications.
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- Michael J. Morrissey
- School of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4001, South Africa; E-Mail:
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- Light-Matter Interactions Unit, OIST Graduate University, 1919-1 Tancha, Onna-son, Okinawa 904-0495, Japan; E-Mails: (K.D.); (M.F.); (R.K.); (E.P.); (L.R.); (V.G.T.)
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- Light-Matter Interactions Unit, OIST Graduate University, 1919-1 Tancha, Onna-son, Okinawa 904-0495, Japan; E-Mails: (K.D.); (M.F.); (R.K.); (E.P.); (L.R.); (V.G.T.)
- Physics Department, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Light-Matter Interactions Unit, OIST Graduate University, 1919-1 Tancha, Onna-son, Okinawa 904-0495, Japan; E-Mails: (K.D.); (M.F.); (R.K.); (E.P.); (L.R.); (V.G.T.)
- Physics Department, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Light-Matter Interactions Unit, OIST Graduate University, 1919-1 Tancha, Onna-son, Okinawa 904-0495, Japan; E-Mails: (K.D.); (M.F.); (R.K.); (E.P.); (L.R.); (V.G.T.)
- Physics Department, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Light-Matter Interactions Unit, OIST Graduate University, 1919-1 Tancha, Onna-son, Okinawa 904-0495, Japan; E-Mails: (K.D.); (M.F.); (R.K.); (E.P.); (L.R.); (V.G.T.)
- Physics Department, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Light-Matter Interactions Unit, OIST Graduate University, 1919-1 Tancha, Onna-son, Okinawa 904-0495, Japan; E-Mails: (K.D.); (M.F.); (R.K.); (E.P.); (L.R.); (V.G.T.)
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- School of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4001, South Africa; E-Mail:
- Light-Matter Interactions Unit, OIST Graduate University, 1919-1 Tancha, Onna-son, Okinawa 904-0495, Japan; E-Mails: (K.D.); (M.F.); (R.K.); (E.P.); (L.R.); (V.G.T.)
- Physics Department, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ; Tel.: +81-98-966-1551
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Pevec S, Donlagic D. Miniature micro-wire based optical fiber-field access device. OPTICS EXPRESS 2012; 20:27874-27887. [PMID: 23262732 DOI: 10.1364/oe.20.027874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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This paper presents an optical fiber-field access device suitable for use in different in-line fiber-optics' systems and fiber-based photonics' components. The proposed device utilizes a thin silica micro-wire positioned in-between two lead-in single mode fibers. The thin micro-wire acts as a waveguide that allows for low-loss interconnection between both lead-in fibers, while providing interaction between the guided optical field and the surrounding medium or other photonic structures. The field interaction strength, total loss, and phase matching conditions can be partially controlled by device-design. The presented all-fiber device is miniature in size and utilizes an all-silica construction. It has mechanical properties suitable for handling and packaging without the need for additional mechanical support or reinforcements. The proposed device was produced using a micromachining method that utilizes selective etching of a purposely-produced phosphorus pentoxide-doped optical fiber. This method is simple, compatible with batch processes, and has good high-volume manufacturing potential.
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- Simon Pevec
- University of Maribor, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Smetanova, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
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Sanaka K, Pawlis A, Ladd TD, Sleiter DJ, Lischka K, Yamamoto Y. Entangling single photons from independently tuned semiconductor nanoemitters. NANO LETTERS 2012; 12:4611-4616. [PMID: 22839419 DOI: 10.1021/nl301911t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Quantum communication systems based on nanoscale semiconductor devices is challenged by inhomogeneities from device to device. We address this challenge using ZnMgSe/ZnSe quantum-well nanostructures with local laser-based heating to tune the emission of single impurity-bound exciton emitters in two separate devices. The matched emission in combination with photon bunching enables quantum interference from the devices and allows the postselection of polarization-entangled single photons. The ability to entangle single photons emitted from nanometer-sized sources separated by macroscopic distances provides an essential step for a solid-state realization of a large-scale quantum optical network. This paves the way toward measurement-based entanglement generation between remote electron spins localized at macroscopically separated fluorine impurities.
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- Kaoru Sanaka
- E. L. Ginzton Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States.
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Gu F, Zhang L, Yu H, Fang W, Bao J, Tong L. Large defect-induced sub-bandgap photoresponse in semiconductor nanowires via waveguiding excitation. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2011; 22:425201. [PMID: 21937788 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/22/42/425201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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A large defect-induced sub-bandgap photoresponse over a broad spectral range is observed in semiconductor single nanowires via optical waveguiding excitation. Using an evanescent coupling technique, the excitation sub-bandgap light is efficiently transferred from a silica fiber taper into a CdS single nanowire (bandgap ∼ 2.46 eV), and is tightly confined and guided through the whole length of the nanowire, which significantly enhances the light-defect interaction compared with the conventional irradiation excitation scheme. Under 593 nm wavelength (∼2.09 eV) waveguiding excitation with an input power of 10 pW level at room temperature, a 350 nm diameter 150 µm-length CdS nanowire shows a responsivity of 250 A W( - 1), offering a sub-bandgap photosensitivity five orders of magnitude larger than by irradiation excitation. These results may open opportunities for noninvasive characterization of defect states in semiconductor nanowires, as well as for enabling novel sub-bandgap nanowire devices.
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- Fuxing Gu
- State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, Department of Optical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China
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Fujiwara M, Toubaru K, Noda T, Zhao HQ, Takeuchi S. Highly efficient coupling of photons from nanoemitters into single-mode optical fibers. NANO LETTERS 2011; 11:4362-4365. [PMID: 21894938 DOI: 10.1021/nl2024867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Highly efficient coupling of photons from nanoemitters into single-mode optical fibers is demonstrated using tapered fibers. A percentage (7.4 ± 1.2%) of the total emitted photons from single CdSe/ZnS nanocrystals were coupled into a 300 nm diameter tapered fiber. The dependence of the coupling efficiency on the taper diameter was investigated and the coupling efficiency was found to increase exponentially with decreasing diameter. This method is very promising for nanoparticle sensing and single-photon sources.
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- Masazumi Fujiwara
- Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University , Sapporo, Hokkaido 001-0021, Japan
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Fujiwara M, Toubaru K, Takeuchi S. Optical transmittance degradation in tapered fibers. OPTICS EXPRESS 2011; 19:8596-8601. [PMID: 21643110 DOI: 10.1364/oe.19.008596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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We investigated the cause of optical transmittance degradation in tapered fibers. Degradation commences immediately after fabrication and it eventually reduces the transmittance to almost zero. It is a major problem that limits applications of tapered fibers. We systematically investigated the effect of the dust-particle density and the humidity on the degradation dynamics. The results clearly show that the degradation is mostly due to dust particles and that it is not related to the humidity. In a dust free environment it is possible to preserve the transmittance with a degradation of less than the noise (±0.02) over 1 week.
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- Masazumi Fujiwara
- Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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Rakher MT, Bose R, Wong CW, Srinivasan K. Fiber-based cryogenic and time-resolved spectroscopy of PbS quantum dots. OPTICS EXPRESS 2011; 19:1786-1793. [PMID: 21368993 DOI: 10.1364/oe.19.001786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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PbS quantum dots are promising active emitters for use with high-quality Si nanophotonic devices in the telecommunications-band. Measurements of low quantum dot densities are limited both because of low fluorescence levels and the challenges of single photon detection at these wavelengths. Here, we report on methods using a fiber taper waveguide to efficiently extract PbS quantum dot photoluminescence. Temperature dependent ensemble measurements reveal an increase in emitted photons concomitant with an increase in excited-state lifetime from 58.9 ns at 293 K to 657 ns at 40 K. Measurements are also performed on quantum dots on high-Q (>10(5)) microdisks using cavity-resonant, pulsed excitation.
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- Matthew T Rakher
- Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-6203, USA.
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Davanço M, Srinivasan K. Hybrid gap modes induced by fiber taper waveguides: application in spectroscopy of single solid-state emitters deposited on thin films. OPTICS EXPRESS 2010; 18:10995-11007. [PMID: 20588955 DOI: 10.1364/oe.18.010995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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We show, via simulations, that an optical fiber taper waveguide can be an efficient tool for photoluminescence and resonant, extinction spectroscopy of single emitters, such as molecules or colloidal quantum dots, deposited on the surface of a thin dielectric membrane. Placed over a high refractive index membrane, a tapered fiber waveguide induces the formation of hybrid mode waves, akin to dielectric slotted waveguide modes, that provide strong field confinement in the low index gap region. The availability of such gap-confined waves yields potentially high spontaneous emission enhancement factors (approximately 20), fluorescence collection efficiencies (approximately 23%), and transmission extinction (approximately 20%) levels. A factor of two improvement in fluorescence and extinction levels is predicted if the membrane is instead replaced with a suspended channel waveguide. Two configurations, for operation in the visible (approximately 600 nm) and near-infrared (approximately 1300 nm) spectral ranges are evaluated, presenting similar performances.
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- Marcelo Davanço
- 1Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.
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Davanço M, Srinivasan K. Fiber-coupled semiconductor waveguides as an efficient optical interface to a single quantum dipole. OPTICS LETTERS 2009; 34:2542-2544. [PMID: 19684843 DOI: 10.1364/ol.34.002542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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We theoretically investigate the interaction of a single quantum dipole with the modes of a fiber-coupled semiconductor waveguide. Through a combination of tight modal confinement and phase-matched evanescent coupling, we predict that approximately 70% of the dipole's emission can be collected into a single-mode optical fiber. We further show that the dipole strongly modifies resonant light transmission through the system, with a change of over 1 order of magnitude for an appropriate choice of fiber-waveguide coupler geometry.
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- Marcelo Davanço
- Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, USA.
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