Grandi, S., Nielsen, M. P., Cambiasso, J. et al. (7 more authors) (2019) Hybrid plasmonic waveguide coupling of photons from a single molecule. APL Photonics. 086101. pp. 1-7.
Abstract
We demonstrate the emission of photons from a single molecule into a hybrid gap plasmon waveguide. Crystals of anthracene, doped with dibenzoterrylene (DBT), are grown on top of the waveguides. We investigate a single DBT molecule coupled to the plasmonic region of one of the guides and determine its in-plane orientation, excited state lifetime, and saturation intensity. The molecule emits light into the guide, which is remotely out-coupled by a grating. The second-order autocorrelation and cross-correlation functions show that the emitter is a single molecule and that the light emerging from the grating comes from that molecule. The coupling efficiency is found to be βWG = 11.6(1.5)%. This type of structure is promising for building new functionality into quantum-photonic circuits, where localized regions of strong emitter-guide coupling can be interconnected by low-loss dielectric guides.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © Author(s) 2019 |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York The University of York > York Institute for Materials Research The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Physics (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 24 Sep 2019 09:10 |
Last Modified: | 16 Oct 2024 16:02 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5110275 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1063/1.5110275 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:151268 |