Room temperature Purcell enhanced single erbium ions in silicon-carbide-on-insulator microring resonators

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2605.05815v1
• Date: Thu, 07 May 2026 07:53:25 GMT
• Title: Room temperature Purcell enhanced single erbium ions in silicon-carbide-on-insulator microring resonators
• Abstract summary: Single-photon emitters operating in the telecommunication C-band (1530-1565nm) are prime candidates for integrated spin-photon interfaces.<n>We demonstrate fully integrated single-photon emission from an ion implanted into a 4H-Silicon-carbide-on-insulator (4H-SiCOI) microring resonator operating at room temperature.
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• Abstract: Spin-carrying single-photon emitters operating in the telecommunication C-band (1530-1565nm) are prime candidates for integrated spin-photon interfaces, offering seamless compatibility with existing fiber-optic infrastructure, an essential component for future quantum networks. In this context, erbium-dopants ($\text{Er}^{3+}$) are particularly compelling due to their exceptional emitter properties, including small spectral diffusion and long spin coherence times. However, their low C-band photon-emission rate and operation at cryogenic temperatures has limited the realization of this technology. In this work, we demonstrate fully integrated single-photon emission from an ion implanted $\text{Er}^{3+}$-embedded into a 4H-silicon-carbide-on-insulator (4H-SiCOI) microring resonator operating at room temperature. By optimizing the mode overlap between the resonator and the $\text{Er}^{3+}$-defect, we achieved a $\sim$70$\times$ Purcell enhancement and recorded small spectral diffusion of $\sim$54 MHz. We further characterize the $\text{Er}^{3+}$ single photon emission via photon correlation g$^{(2)}$-histograms and investigate its performance under varying magnetic-field, demonstrating Zeeman splitting on single emitters.

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