Efficient Single-Photon Coupling from a Nitrogen-Vacancy Center Embedded in a Diamond Nanowire Utilizing an Optical Nanofiber
Abstract Nitrogen-Vacancy (NV) centers in diamond are promising solid-state quantum emitters that can be utilized for photonic quantum applications. Various diamond nanophotonic devices have been fabricated for efficient extraction of single photons emitted from NV centers to a single guided mode. H...
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doaj-b8a075e5b3794eda843d92d1a0ae43f02020-12-08T00:52:33ZengNature Publishing GroupScientific Reports2045-23222017-10-01711910.1038/s41598-017-13309-zEfficient Single-Photon Coupling from a Nitrogen-Vacancy Center Embedded in a Diamond Nanowire Utilizing an Optical NanofiberYuya Yonezu0Kentaro Wakui1Kentaro Furusawa2Masahiro Takeoka3Kouichi Semba4Takao Aoki5Department of Applied Physics, Waseda University, Okubo 3-4-1, ShinjukuNational Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Nukui-kita 4-2-1, KoganeiNational Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Nukui-kita 4-2-1, KoganeiNational Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Nukui-kita 4-2-1, KoganeiNational Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Nukui-kita 4-2-1, KoganeiDepartment of Applied Physics, Waseda University, Okubo 3-4-1, ShinjukuAbstract Nitrogen-Vacancy (NV) centers in diamond are promising solid-state quantum emitters that can be utilized for photonic quantum applications. Various diamond nanophotonic devices have been fabricated for efficient extraction of single photons emitted from NV centers to a single guided mode. However, for constructing scalable quantum networks, further efficient coupling of single photons to a guided mode of a single-mode fiber (SMF) is indispensable and a difficult challenge. Here, we propose a novel efficient hybrid system between an optical nanofiber and a cylindrical-structured diamond nanowire. The maximum coupling efficiency as high as 75% for the sum of both fiber ends is obtained by numerical simulations. The proposed hybrid system will provide a simple and efficient interface between solid-state quantum emitters and a SMF suitable for constructing scalable quantum networks.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-13309-z |
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Yuya Yonezu Kentaro Wakui Kentaro Furusawa Masahiro Takeoka Kouichi Semba Takao Aoki Efficient Single-Photon Coupling from a Nitrogen-Vacancy Center Embedded in a Diamond Nanowire Utilizing an Optical Nanofiber Scientific Reports |
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Efficient Single-Photon Coupling from a Nitrogen-Vacancy Center Embedded in a Diamond Nanowire Utilizing an Optical Nanofiber |
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Efficient Single-Photon Coupling from a Nitrogen-Vacancy Center Embedded in a Diamond Nanowire Utilizing an Optical Nanofiber |
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Efficient Single-Photon Coupling from a Nitrogen-Vacancy Center Embedded in a Diamond Nanowire Utilizing an Optical Nanofiber |
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Efficient Single-Photon Coupling from a Nitrogen-Vacancy Center Embedded in a Diamond Nanowire Utilizing an Optical Nanofiber |
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Efficient Single-Photon Coupling from a Nitrogen-Vacancy Center Embedded in a Diamond Nanowire Utilizing an Optical Nanofiber |
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efficient single-photon coupling from a nitrogen-vacancy center embedded in a diamond nanowire utilizing an optical nanofiber |
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Abstract Nitrogen-Vacancy (NV) centers in diamond are promising solid-state quantum emitters that can be utilized for photonic quantum applications. Various diamond nanophotonic devices have been fabricated for efficient extraction of single photons emitted from NV centers to a single guided mode. However, for constructing scalable quantum networks, further efficient coupling of single photons to a guided mode of a single-mode fiber (SMF) is indispensable and a difficult challenge. Here, we propose a novel efficient hybrid system between an optical nanofiber and a cylindrical-structured diamond nanowire. The maximum coupling efficiency as high as 75% for the sum of both fiber ends is obtained by numerical simulations. The proposed hybrid system will provide a simple and efficient interface between solid-state quantum emitters and a SMF suitable for constructing scalable quantum networks. |
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