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Room-temperature single-photon sources based on nanocrystal fluorescence in photonic/plasmonic nanostructures

  • S. G. Lukishova
  • , J. M. Winkler
  • , L. J. Bissell
  • , D. Mihaylova
  • , A. C. Liapis
  • , Z. Shi
  • , D. Goldberg
  • , V. M. Menon
  • , R. W. Boyd
  • , G. Chen
  • , P. Prasad
  • SUNY Buffalo
  • Moscow Engineering Physics Institute
  • University of Rochester
  • Air Force Research Laboratory
  • University of South Florida
  • City University of New York
  • University of Ottawa

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6 Scopus citations

Abstract

Results are presented here towards robust room-temperature SPSs based on fluorescence in nanocrystals: colloidal quantum dots, color-center diamonds and doped with trivalent rare-earth ions (TR3+). We used cholesteric chiral photonic bandgap and Bragg-reflector microcavities for single emitter fluorescence enhancement. We also developed plasmonic bowtie nanoantennas and 2D-Si-photonic bandgap microcavities. The paper also provides short outlines of other technologies for room-temperature single-photon sources.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEmerging Technologies in Security and Defence II; and Quantum-Physics-Based Information Security III
EditorsKeith L. Lewis, Mark T. Gruneisen, John G. Rarity, Richard C. Hollins, Miloslav Dusek, Thomas J. Merlet, Alexander Toet
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781628413175
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
EventEmerging Technologies in Security and Defence II; and Quantum-Physics-Based Information Security III - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Duration: Sep 22 2014Sep 23 2014

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume9254
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceEmerging Technologies in Security and Defence II; and Quantum-Physics-Based Information Security III
Country/TerritoryNetherlands
CityAmsterdam
Period09/22/1409/23/14

Keywords

  • Antibunching
  • Color-center-nanodiamonds
  • Nanocrystal quantum dots
  • Nanocrystals doped with rare-earths
  • Photonic bandgap microcavities
  • Plasmonic nanoantennas
  • Single-photon sources

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