Hybrid plasmonic waveguide coupling of photons from a single molecule
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Journal Article
Abstract
We demonstrate the emission of photons from a single molecule into a hybrid gap plasmon waveguide (HGPW). 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
e fficiency is found to be βWG = 11.6(1:5)%. This type of structure is promising for building new functionality into quantum-photonic circuits, where localised regions of strong emitter-guide coupling can be interconnected by low-loss dielectric guides.
e fficiency is found to be βWG = 11.6(1:5)%. This type of structure is promising for building new functionality into quantum-photonic circuits, where localised regions of strong emitter-guide coupling can be interconnected by low-loss dielectric guides.
Date Issued
2019-08-22
Date Acceptance
2019-08-01
Citation
APL Photonics, 2019, 4, pp.086101-1-086101-6
ISSN
2378-0967
Publisher
AIP Publishing LLC
Start Page
086101-1
End Page
086101-6
Journal / Book Title
APL Photonics
Volume
4
Copyright Statement
© 2019 Author(s). All article content, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license
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Commission of the European Communities
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
The Royal Society
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
European Commission
The Leverhulme Trust
Identifier
https://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/1.5110275
Grant Number
661191
EP/P030130/1
UF160475
EP/R044031/1
661191 - QMoPS
RPG-2016-064
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2019-08-22