A metal-dielectric parabolic antenna to direct single photons
arXiv:1803.11171 · doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b00557
Abstract
Quantum emitters radiate light omni-directionally, making it hard to collect and use the generated photons. Here we propose a 3D metal-dielectric parabolic antenna surrounding an individual quantum dot as a source of collimated single photons which can then be easily extracted and manipulated. Our fabrication method relies on a single optically-induced polymerization step, once the selected emitter has been localized by confocal microscopy. Compared to conventional nano-antennas, our geometry does not require near-field coupling and it is therefore very robust against misalignment issues, and minimally affected by absorption in the metal. The parabolic antenna provides one of the largest reported experimental directivities (D=106) and the lowest beam divergences (Θ=13.5 deg), a broadband operation over all the visible and near-IR range, together with more than 96% extraction efficiency, offering a practical advantage for quantum technological applications.
arXiv commentaccepted for publication in Nano Letters
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