Coherent characterisation of a single molecule in a photonic black box

Extinction spectroscopy is a powerful tool for demonstrating the coupling of a single quantum emitter to a photonic structure. However, it can be challenging in all but the simplest of geometries to deduce an accurate value of the coupling efficiency from the measured spectrum. Here we develop a theoretical framework to deduce the coupling efficiency from the measured transmission and reflection spectra without precise knowledge of the photonic environment. We then consider the case of a waveguide interrupted by a transverse cut in which an emitter is placed. We apply that theory to a silicon nitride waveguide interrupted by a gap filled with anthracene that is doped with dibenzoterrylene molecules. We describe the fabrication of these devices, and experimentally characterise the waveguide coupling of a single molecule in the gap.

Bent-Bent Waveguide Coupling System

In this paper, the mechanism of energy transfer between two bent-bent waveguides is analyzed. Focus is done to the effect that some parameters like the refractive index of the substrate and the wavelength cause in the energy rate transfer between the waveguides. Results were validated by using the Finite Element Method (FEM).