Title :
Multipolar and unidirectional emission of quantum emitters coupled to optical antennas
Author :
Curto, Alberto G. ; Volpe, Giorgio ; Taminiau, Tim H. ; Kreuzer, Mark P. ; Quidant, Romain ; Van Hulst, Niek F.
Author_Institution :
ICFO - The Inst. of Photonic Sci., Castelldefels, Spain
Abstract :
Nanoscale single-photon emitters behave generally as dipoles. Here, we demonstrate multipolar and unidirectional emission of a quantum dot by near-field coupling to optical nanowire and Yagi-Uda antennas, that determine its angular radiation pattern and polarization.
Keywords :
antenna arrays; nanophotonics; nanowires; quantum dots; quantum optics; Yagi-Uda antennas; angular radiation pattern; light polarization; multipolar emission; nanoscale single photon emitters; near field coupling; optical antennas; optical nanowire; quantum dot; quantum emitters; unidirectional emission; Antenna radiation patterns; Dipole antennas; Optical imaging; Photonics; Quantum dots; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
