Title :
Boosting the photon-extraction efficiency of nanophotonic structures by deterministic microlenses
Author :
Gschrey, M. ; Seifried, M. ; Kruger, L. ; Schmidt, R. ; Schulze, J.-H. ; Heindel, T. ; Burger, Stefan ; Rodt, S. ; Schmidt, F. ; Strittmatter, A. ; Reitzenstein, S.
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Festkorperphys., Tech. Univ. Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
A novel concept for enhancing the photon-extraction efficiency of nanophotonics structures is presented. We apply in-situ electron beam lithography to enhance the single photon flux of single quantum dots by deterministically aligned microlenses.
Keywords :
electron beam lithography; microlenses; nanophotonics; quantum communication; quantum dots; quantum optics; deterministic microlenses; in-situ electron beam lithography; long-distance quantum communication; nanophotonic structures; photon-extraction efficiency; single photon flux; single quantum dots; Communication systems; Fabrication; Lenses; Lithography; Microoptics; Photonics; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
