Physics – Quantum Physics
Scientific paper
2010-09-20
Physics
Quantum Physics
Scientific paper
Single emitters have been considered as sources of single photons in various contexts such as cryptography, quantum computation, spectroscopy, and metrology. The success of these applications will crucially rely on the efficient directional emission of photons into well-defined modes. To accomplish a high efficiency, researchers have investigated microcavities at cryogenic temperatures, photonic nanowires, and near-field coupling to metallic nano-antennas. However, despite an impressive progress, the existing realizations substantially fall short of unity collection efficiency. Here we report on a theoretical and experimental study of a dielectric planar antenna, which uses a layered structure for tailoring the angular emission of a single oriented molecule. We demonstrate a collection efficiency of 96% using a microscope objective at room temperature and obtain record detection rates of about 50 MHz. Our scheme is wavelength-insensitive and can be readily extended to other solid-state emitters such as color centers and semiconductor quantum dots.
Chen Xiao-Wu
Eghlidi Hadi
Gotzinger S.
Kukura Philipp
Lee Khee-Gan
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