Jalali Mehrabad, M., Foster, A.P. orcid.org/0000-0002-5817-0008, Martin, N.J. et al. (5 more authors) (Submitted: 2021) A chiral topological add-drop filter for integrated quantum photonic circuits. arXiv. (Submitted)
Abstract
The integration of quantum emitters within topological nano-photonic devices opens up new avenues for the control of light-matter interactions at the single photon level. Here, we realise a spin-dependent, chiral light-matter interface using individual semiconductor quantum dots embedded in a topological add-drop filter. The filter is imprinted within a valley-Hall photonic crystal (PhC) membrane and comprises a resonator evanescently coupled to a pair of access waveguides. We show that the longitudinal modes of the resonator enable the filter to perform wavelength-selective routing of light, protected by the underlying topology. Furthermore, we demonstrate that for a quantum dot located at a chiral point in the resonator, selective coupling occurs between well-defined spin states and specific output ports of the topological device. This behaviour is fundamental to the operation of chiral devices such as a quantum optical circulator. Our device therefore represents a topologically-protected building block with potential to play an enabling role in the development of chiral integrated quantum photonic circuits.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 The Author(s). For reuse permissions, please contact the Author(s). |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Physics and Astronomy (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council EP/N031776/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 17 Jan 2022 08:35 |
Last Modified: | 18 Jan 2022 09:38 |
Published Version: | https://arxiv.org/abs/2110.07277v1 |
Status: | Submitted |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:182585 |