Owing to their ability to generate non-classical light states, quantum dots (QDs) are very promising candidates for the large-scale implementation of quantum information technologies. However, the high photon collection efficiency demanded by these technologies may be impossible to reach for “standalone” semiconductor QDs, embedded in a high-refractive index medium. In this work a novel laser writing technique is presented, enabling the direct fabrication of a QD self-aligned—with a precision of ±30 nm—to a dielectric microsphere. The presence of the microsphere leads to an enhancement of the QD luminescence collection by a factor 7.3 ± 0.7 when an objective with 0.7 numerical aperture is employed. This technique exploits the possibility of breaking the N−H bonds in GaAs (Formula presented.) Nx:H by a laser light, obtaining a lower-bandgap material, GaAs (Formula presented.) Nx. The microsphere, deposited on top of a GaAs (Formula presented.) Nx:H/GaAs quantum well, is used to generate a photonic nanojet, which removes hydrogen exactly below the microsphere, creating a GaAs (Formula presented.) Nx QD at a predefined distance from the sample surface. Second-order autocorrelation measurements confirm the ability of the QDs obtained with this technique to emit single photons.
Photonic Jet Writing of Quantum Dots Self-Aligned to Dielectric Microspheres / Ristori A.; Hamilton T.; Toliopoulos D.; Felici M.; Pettinari G.; Sanguinetti S.; Gurioli M.; Mohseni H.; Biccari F.. - In: ADVANCED QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES. - ISSN 2511-9044. - STAMPA. - 4:(2021), pp. 2100045-2100045. [10.1002/qute.202100045]
Photonic Jet Writing of Quantum Dots Self-Aligned to Dielectric Microspheres
Ristori A.;Gurioli M.;Biccari F.
2021
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Owing to their ability to generate non-classical light states, quantum dots (QDs) are very promising candidates for the large-scale implementation of quantum information technologies. However, the high photon collection efficiency demanded by these technologies may be impossible to reach for “standalone” semiconductor QDs, embedded in a high-refractive index medium. In this work a novel laser writing technique is presented, enabling the direct fabrication of a QD self-aligned—with a precision of ±30 nm—to a dielectric microsphere. The presence of the microsphere leads to an enhancement of the QD luminescence collection by a factor 7.3 ± 0.7 when an objective with 0.7 numerical aperture is employed. This technique exploits the possibility of breaking the N−H bonds in GaAs (Formula presented.) Nx:H by a laser light, obtaining a lower-bandgap material, GaAs (Formula presented.) Nx. The microsphere, deposited on top of a GaAs (Formula presented.) Nx:H/GaAs quantum well, is used to generate a photonic nanojet, which removes hydrogen exactly below the microsphere, creating a GaAs (Formula presented.) Nx QD at a predefined distance from the sample surface. Second-order autocorrelation measurements confirm the ability of the QDs obtained with this technique to emit single photons.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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