Bright and polarized fiber in-line single photon source based on plasmon-enhanced emission into nanofiber guided modes

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2206.13029v1
• Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2022 03:17:52 GMT
• Title: Bright and polarized fiber in-line single photon source based on plasmon-enhanced emission into nanofiber guided modes
• Authors: K. Muhammed Shafi, Ramachandrarao Yalla, and Kali P. Nayak
• Abstract summary: We show that emission properties of single quantum dots can be strongly enhanced in the presence of single gold nanorods. The single photons are efficiently coupled to guided modes of the nanofiber and eventually to a single mode optical fiber. The present device can be integrated into fiber networks paving the way for potential applications in quantum networks.
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• Abstract: We demonstrate a bright and polarized fiber in-line single photon source based on plasmon-enhanced emission of colloidal single quantum dots into an optical nanofiber. We show that emission properties of single quantum dots can be strongly enhanced in the presence of single gold nanorods leading to a bright and strongly polarized single photon emission. The single photons are efficiently coupled to guided modes of the nanofiber and eventually to a single mode optical fiber. The brightness (fiber-coupled photon count rate) of the single photon source is estimated to be 12.2(0.6) MHz, with high single photon purity (g2(0) = 0.20(0.04)) and degree of polarization as high as 94-97%. The present device can be integrated into fiber networks paving the way for potential applications in quantum networks.

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