Exploring ultrafast single-photon emission of silicon-vacancy color centers in diamond nano-membranes coupled with gold nano-cones

H. Kambalathmana; A. M. Flatae; S. Lagomarsino; H. Galal; F. Tantussi; G. C. Messina; E. Wörner; C. Wild; N. Gelli; S. Sciortino; L. Giuntini; F. De Angelis; M. Agio

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3 September 2019 Exploring ultrafast single-photon emission of silicon-vacancy color centers in diamond nano-membranes coupled with gold nano-cones

H. Kambalathmana, A. M. Flatae, S. Lagomarsino, H. Galal, F. Tantussi, G. C. Messina, E. Wörner, C. Wild, N. Gelli, S. Sciortino, L. Giuntini, F. De Angelis, M. Agio

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Proceedings Volume 11091, Quantum Nanophotonic Materials, Devices, and Systems 2019; 1109108 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2528749
Event: SPIE Nanoscience + Engineering, 2019, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Silicon-vacancy (SiV) color centers in diamond offer novel possibilities to probe light-matter interaction in nano-quantum optics and provide a scalable quantum system suitable for single-photon emission. However, their effective count-rate is still limited by non-radiative decay channels, radiation at wide angles and total internal reflection at the diamond interface. Recently optical antennas have been utilized in order to modify light-matter interaction at the nanoscale. Acting as resonators, they are able to increase the spontaneous emission rate of quantum emitters by several orders of magnitude in a broad spectral range. Because coupling a quantum emitter to a nano-antenna requires close proximity between the two systems, we implant Si ions on very thin diamond membranes that provide the required dimension for near-field interaction in a controlled manner and investigate the optical properties of SiV color centers in such diamond membranes. We consider gold nano-cones as nano-antennas, fabricated by focused electron beam induced deposition (EBID), followed by sputtering and focused ion beam (FIB) milling. The finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) calculations show that gold nano-cones can provide more than four orders of magnitude enhancement in the Purcell factor with an antenna efficiency (AE) of 80%.

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H. Kambalathmana, A. M. Flatae, S. Lagomarsino, H. Galal, F. Tantussi, G. C. Messina, E. Wörner, C. Wild, N. Gelli, S. Sciortino, L. Giuntini, F. De Angelis, and M. Agio "Exploring ultrafast single-photon emission of silicon-vacancy color centers in diamond nano-membranes coupled with gold nano-cones", Proc. SPIE 11091, Quantum Nanophotonic Materials, Devices, and Systems 2019, 1109108 (3 September 2019); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2528749

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