Nanocavity-mediated Purcell enhancement of Er in TiO$_2$ thin films grown via atomic layer deposition

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2309.13490v1
• Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2023 22:41:56 GMT
• Title: Nanocavity-mediated Purcell enhancement of Er in TiO$_2$ thin films grown via atomic layer deposition
• Authors: Cheng Ji, Michael T. Solomon, Gregory D. Grant, Koichi Tanaka, Muchuan Hua, Jianguo Wen, Sagar K. Seth, Connor P. Horn, Ignas Masiulionis, Manish K. Singh, Sean E. Sullivan, F. Joseph Heremans, David D. Awschalom, Supratik Guha, and Alan M. Dibos
• Abstract summary: Trivalent erbium (Er$3+$) embedded as an atomic defect in the solid-state shows promise as a spin-based quantum memory for quantum communication. We present Er-doped titanium dioxide thin film growth on silicon substrates using a foundry-scalable atomic layer deposition process. Our findings demonstrate a low-temperature, non-destructive, and substrate-independent process for integrating Er-doped materials with silicon photonics.
• Score: 0.9822586588159397
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
• Abstract: The use of trivalent erbium (Er$^{3+}$), typically embedded as an atomic defect in the solid-state, has widespread adoption as a dopant in telecommunications devices and shows promise as a spin-based quantum memory for quantum communication. In particular, its natural telecom C-band optical transition and spin-photon interface makes it an ideal candidate for integration into existing optical fiber networks without the need for quantum frequency conversion. However, successful scaling requires a host material with few intrinsic nuclear spins, compatibility with semiconductor foundry processes, and straightforward integration with silicon photonics. Here, we present Er-doped titanium dioxide (TiO$_2$) thin film growth on silicon substrates using a foundry-scalable atomic layer deposition process with a wide range of doping control over the Er concentration. Even though the as-grown films are amorphous, after oxygen annealing they exhibit relatively large crystalline grains, and the embedded Er ions exhibit the characteristic optical emission spectrum from anatase TiO$_2$. Critically, this growth and annealing process maintains the low surface roughness required for nanophotonic integration. Finally, we interface Er ensembles with high quality factor Si nanophotonic cavities via evanescent coupling and demonstrate a large Purcell enhancement (300) of their optical lifetime. Our findings demonstrate a low-temperature, non-destructive, and substrate-independent process for integrating Er-doped materials with silicon photonics. At high doping densities this platform can enable integrated photonic components such as on-chip amplifiers and lasers, while dilute concentrations can realize single ion quantum memories.

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