scholarly journals Two-plasmon spontaneous emission from a nonlocal epsilon-near-zero material

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Futai Hu ◽  
Liu Li ◽  
Yuan Liu ◽  
Yuan Meng ◽  
Mali Gong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spontaneous Emission ◽  
Slow Light ◽  
Photon Emission ◽  
Large Field ◽  
Semiconductor Film ◽  
Light Sources ◽  
Plasmonic Material ◽  
Optical Applications ◽  
On Chip ◽  
Epsilon Near Zero

AbstractPlasmonic cavities can provide deep subwavelength light confinement, opening up new avenues for enhancing the spontaneous emission process towards both classical and quantum optical applications. Conventionally, light cannot be directly emitted from the plasmonic metal itself. Here, we explore the large field confinement and slow-light effect near the epsilon-near-zero (ENZ) frequency of the light-emitting material itself, to greatly enhance the “forbidden” two-plasmon spontaneous emission (2PSE) process. Using degenerately-doped InSb as the plasmonic material and emitter simultaneously, we theoretically show that the 2PSE lifetime can be reduced from tens of milliseconds to several nanoseconds, comparable to the one-photon emission rate. Furthermore, we show that the optical nonlocality may largely govern the optical response of the ultrathin ENZ film. Efficient 2PSE from a doped semiconductor film may provide a pathway towards on-chip entangled light sources, with an emission wavelength and bandwidth widely tunable in the mid-infrared.

scholarly journals Indistinguishable Photons from a Single Molecule under Pulsed Excitation

2021 ◽  
Vol 255 ◽  
pp. 06002
Author(s):  
Pietro Lombardi ◽  
Maja Colautti ◽  
Rocco Duquennoy ◽  
Ghulam Murtaza ◽  
Prosenjit Majumder ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Single Molecule ◽  
Single Photon ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Photon Emission ◽  
Light Sources ◽  
Single Photons ◽  
Quantum Communications ◽  
Ideal Quantum ◽  
On Chip ◽  
Key Resources

Quantum light sources are crucial for the future of quantum photonic technologies and, among them, single photons on-demand are key resources in quantum communications and information processing. Ideal quantum emitters providing indistinguishable photons in a clocked manner, negligible decoherence and spectral diffusion, and with potential for scalability are today still a major challenge. We report on photostable and indistinguishable single photon emission from dibenzoterrylene molecules isolated in anthracene nanocrystals (DBT:Ac NCs) at 3K. The visibility of two-photon interference is preserved even when they are separated more than thirty times the excited-state lifetime, or ten fluorescence cycles. One of the advantages of organic molecules is the low-cost mass production of nominally identical emitters, that also allow for on-chip integration. These aspects combined with high spectral stability and coherence make them promising for applications and future quantum technologies.

scholarly journals Funneling Spontaneous Emission into Waveguides via Epsilon-Near-Zero Metamaterials

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1410
Author(s):  
M. Channab ◽  
C. F. Pirri ◽  
A. Angelini
Keyword(s):  
Spontaneous Emission ◽  
Fill Factor ◽  
Emission Rate ◽  
Total Power ◽  
Plane Waveguide ◽  
Directional Emission ◽  
Optical Applications ◽  
Dipolar Source ◽  
Epsilon Near Zero

In this work, we discuss the use of epsilon-near-zero (ENZ) metamaterials to efficiently couple light radiated by a dipolar source to an in-plane waveguide. We exploit both enhanced and directional emission provided by ENZ metamaterials to optimize the injection of light into the waveguide by tuning the metal fill factor. We show that a net increase in intensity injected into the waveguide with respect to the total power radiated by the isolated dipole can be achieved in experimentally feasible conditions. We think the proposed system may open up new opportunities for several optical applications and integrated technologies, especially for those limited by outcoupling efficiency and emission rate.

scholarly journals Defect and strain engineering of monolayer WSe2 enables site-controlled single-photon emission up to 150 K

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamyar Parto ◽  
Shaimaa I. Azzam ◽  
Kaustav Banerjee ◽  
Galan Moody
Keyword(s):  
Single Photon ◽  
Photon Emission ◽  
Strain Engineering ◽  
High Yield ◽  
Light Sources ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Defect Engineering ◽  
Single Photon Emitters ◽  
On Chip ◽  
Micro Cavity

AbstractIn recent years, quantum-dot-like single-photon emitters in atomically thin van der Waals materials have become a promising platform for future on-chip scalable quantum light sources with unique advantages over existing technologies, notably the potential for site-specific engineering. However, the required cryogenic temperatures for the functionality of these sources has been an inhibitor of their full potential. Existing methods to create emitters in 2D materials face fundamental challenges in extending the working temperature while maintaining the emitter’s fabrication yield and purity. In this work, we demonstrate a method of creating site-controlled single-photon emitters in atomically thin WSe2 with high yield utilizing independent and simultaneous strain engineering via nanoscale stressors and defect engineering via electron-beam irradiation. Many of the emitters exhibit biexciton cascaded emission, single-photon purities above 95%, and working temperatures up to 150 K. This methodology, coupled with possible plasmonic or optical micro-cavity integration, furthers the realization of scalable, room-temperature, and high-quality 2D single- and entangled-photon sources.

scholarly journals Double-layer graphene on photonic crystal waveguide electro-absorption modulator with 12 GHz bandwidth

Nanophotonics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 2377-2385 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhao Cheng ◽  
Xiaolong Zhu ◽  
Michael Galili ◽  
Lars Hagedorn Frandsen ◽  
Hao Hu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Photonic Crystal ◽  
Double Layer ◽  
Slow Light ◽  
Modulation Depth ◽  
Photonic Crystal Waveguide ◽  
Optical Modulators ◽  
Layer Graphene ◽  
Silicon Photonic ◽  
On Chip ◽  
Silicon Based

AbstractGraphene has been widely used in silicon-based optical modulators for its ultra-broadband light absorption and ultrafast optoelectronic response. By incorporating graphene and slow-light silicon photonic crystal waveguide (PhCW), here we propose and experimentally demonstrate a unique double-layer graphene electro-absorption modulator in telecommunication applications. The modulator exhibits a modulation depth of 0.5 dB/μm with a bandwidth of 13.6 GHz, while graphene coverage length is only 1.2 μm in simulations. We also fabricated the graphene modulator on silicon platform, and the device achieved a modulation bandwidth at 12 GHz. The proposed graphene-PhCW modulator may have potentials in the applications of on-chip interconnections.

scholarly journals Group Velocity Modulation and Light Field Focusing of the Edge States in Chirped Valley Graphene Plasmonic Metamaterials

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 1808
Author(s):  
Liqiang Zhuo ◽  
Huiru He ◽  
Ruimin Huang ◽  
Shaojian Su ◽  
Zhili Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Group Velocity ◽  
Light Field ◽  
Slow Light ◽  
Dielectric Materials ◽  
Degree Of Freedom ◽  
Geometrical Parameters ◽  
Edge States ◽  
Velocity Modulation ◽  
Plasmonic Metamaterials ◽  
On Chip

The valley degree of freedom, like the spin degree of freedom in spintronics, is regarded as a new information carrier, promoting the emerging valley photonics. Although there exist topologically protected valley edge states which are immune to optical backscattering caused by defects and sharp edges at the inverse valley Hall phase interfaces composed of ordinary optical dielectric materials, the dispersion and the frequency range of the edge states cannot be tuned once the geometrical parameters of the materials are determined. In this paper, we propose a chirped valley graphene plasmonic metamaterial waveguide composed of the valley graphene plasmonic metamaterials (VGPMs) with regularly varying chemical potentials while keeping the geometrical parameters constant. Due to the excellent tunability of graphene, the proposed waveguide supports group velocity modulation and zero group velocity of the edge states, where the light field of different frequencies focuses at different specific locations. The proposed structures may find significant applications in the fields of slow light, micro–nano-optics, topological plasmonics, and on-chip light manipulation.

scholarly journals Towards lab-on-chip ultrasensitive ethanol detection using photonic crystal waveguide operating in the mid infrared

Nanophotonics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Rostamian ◽  
Ehsan Madadi-Kandjani ◽  
Hamed Dalir ◽  
Volker J. Sorger ◽  
Ray T. Chen
Keyword(s):  
Photonic Crystal ◽  
Slow Light ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Guided Wave ◽  
Silicon On Insulator ◽  
Group Index ◽  
Photonic Crystal Waveguide ◽  
Mid Infrared ◽  
Lab On Chip ◽  
On Chip

Abstract Thanks to the unique molecular fingerprints in the mid-infrared spectral region, absorption spectroscopy in this regime has attracted widespread attention in recent years. Contrary to commercially available infrared spectrometers, which are limited by being bulky and cost-intensive, laboratory-on-chip infrared spectrometers can offer sensor advancements including raw sensing performance in addition to use such as enhanced portability. Several platforms have been proposed in the past for on-chip ethanol detection. However, selective sensing with high sensitivity at room temperature has remained a challenge. Here, we experimentally demonstrate an on-chip ethyl alcohol sensor based on a holey photonic crystal waveguide on silicon on insulator-based photonics sensing platform offering an enhanced photoabsorption thus improving sensitivity. This is achieved by designing and engineering an optical slow-light mode with a high group-index of n g  = 73 and a strong localization of modal power in analyte, enabled by the photonic crystal waveguide structure. This approach includes a codesign paradigm that uniquely features an increased effective path length traversed by the guided wave through the to-be-sensed gas analyte. This PIC-based lab-on-chip sensor is exemplary, spectrally designed to operate at the center wavelength of 3.4 μm to match the peak absorbance for ethanol. However, the slow-light enhancement concept is universal offering to cover a wide design-window and spectral ranges towards sensing a plurality of gas species. Using the holey photonic crystal waveguide, we demonstrate the capability of achieving parts per billion levels of gas detection precision. High sensitivity combined with tailorable spectral range along with a compact form-factor enables a new class of portable photonic sensor platforms when combined with integrated with quantum cascade laser and detectors.

scholarly journals Random lasing and amplified spontaneous emission from silk inverse opals: Optical gain enhancement via protein scatterers

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Umar ◽  
Kyungtaek Min ◽  
Sookyoung Kim ◽  
Sunghwan Kim
Keyword(s):  
Spontaneous Emission ◽  
High Surface ◽  
Optical Gain ◽  
Amplified Spontaneous Emission ◽  
Biological Tissues ◽  
Light Sources ◽  
Inverse Opal ◽  
Random Lasing ◽  
Protein Film ◽  
Gain Enhancement

Abstract Gain amplification and coherent lasing lines through random lasing (RL) can be produced by a random distribution of scatterers in a gain medium. If these amplified light sources can be seamlessly integrated into biological systems, they can have useful bio-optical applications, such as highly accurate sensing and high-resolution imaging. In this paper, a fully biocompatible light source showing RL and amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) with a reduced threshold is reported. Random cavities were induced in a biocompatible silk protein film by incorporating an inverse opal with an inherent disorder and a biocompatible dye for optical gain into the film. By choosing the appropriate air-sphere diameters, clear RL spikes in the emission spectra that were clearly distinguished from those of the ASE were observed in the silk inverse opal (SIO) with optical gain. Additionally, the RL output exhibited spatial coherence; however, the ASE did not. The high surface-to-volume ratio and amplification of the SIO led to highly efficient chemosensing in the detection of hydrogen chloride vapor. Moreover, SIO could be miniaturized to be made suitable for injection into biological tissues and obtain RL signals. Our results, which open the way for the development of a new generation of miniaturized bio-lasers, may be considered as the first example of engineered RL with biocompatible materials.

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