Nonlinear Quantum Optics at a Topological Interface Enabled by Defect Engineering
- URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2408.08750v2
- Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2024 10:24:25 GMT
- Title: Nonlinear Quantum Optics at a Topological Interface Enabled by Defect Engineering
- Authors: L. Hallacy, N. J. Martin, M. Jalali Mehrabad, D. Hallett, X. Chen, R. Dost, A. Foster, L. Brunswick, A. Fenzl, E. Clarke, P. K. Patil, A. M Fox, M. S. Skolnick, L. R. Wilson,
- Abstract summary: integration of topology into photonics has generated a new design framework for constructing robust and unidirectional waveguides.
We overcome current barriers to the successful integration of quantum emitters such as quantum dots (QDs) into valley-Hall (VH) topological waveguides.
By incorporating QDs within defects of VH-photonic crystals, we demonstrate the first instances of single-photon resonant fluorescence and resonant transmission spectroscopy of a quantum emitter at a topological waveguide interface.
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- License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Abstract: The integration of topology into photonics has generated a new design framework for constructing robust and unidirectional waveguides, which are not feasible with traditional photonic devices. Here, we overcome current barriers to the successful integration of quantum emitters such as quantum dots (QDs) into valley-Hall (VH) topological waveguides, utilising photonic defects at the topological interface to stabilise the local charge environment and inverse design for efficient topological-conventional mode conversion. By incorporating QDs within defects of VH-photonic crystals, we demonstrate the first instances of single-photon resonant fluorescence and resonant transmission spectroscopy of a quantum emitter at a topological waveguide interface. Our results bring together topological photonics with optical nonlinear effects at the single-photon level, offering a new avenue to investigate the interaction between topology and quantum nonlinear systems.
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