Optical tweezer path towards single photon sources at low-loss fiber wavelengths

Amirhossein Alizadehkhaledi; Adriaan L. Frencken; Frank C. J. M. van Veggel; Reuven Gordon

doi:10.1117/12.2567138

24 August 2020 Optical tweezer path towards single photon sources at low-loss fiber wavelengths

Amirhossein Alizadehkhaledi, Adriaan L. Frencken, Frank C. J. M. van Veggel, Reuven Gordon

Proceedings Volume 11463, Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation XVII; 114631T (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2567138
Event: SPIE Nanoscience + Engineering, 2020, Online Only

Abstract

Single photon sources are desired for quantum computing and communication applications. Ideally, these sources would provide single photons on demand at the low-loss fiber optical communication wavelength of 1550 nm. Single Erbium ions provide a good candidate for such sources because they emit at the right wavelength and they are very stable, however, the challenges remain of isolating a single emitter, coupling its emission to optical fiber and enhancing its emission rate. Nanoaperture optical tweezers provide a pathway to solving these issues by trapping and identifying single emitters, enhancing their emission rate and providing efficient coupling to an optical fiber. Recently, we have made progress in each of these areas (trapping, enhancing and coupling), which will be reviewed in this talk.

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Amirhossein Alizadehkhaledi, Adriaan L. Frencken, Frank C. J. M. van Veggel, and Reuven Gordon "Optical tweezer path towards single photon sources at low-loss fiber wavelengths", Proc. SPIE 11463, Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation XVII, 114631T (24 August 2020); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2567138

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