Title :
Towards coupling rare earth ions to a Y2SiO5 nanophotonic resonator
Author :
Tian Zhong ; Hartz, Alex ; Miyazono, Evan ; Faraon, Andrei
Author_Institution :
T.J. Watson Lab. of Appl. Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
An yttrium orthosilicate nanophotonic resonator is fabricated with resonances near the 4I9/2-4F3/2 hyperfine transition of Neodymium ions. Measured absorption by Neodymium embedded in a nanobeam indicates promising prospect for coupling ions to our nano-resonator.
Keywords :
laser beams; nanophotonics; neodymium; optical fabrication; optical resonators; yttrium compounds; 4I9/2-4F3/2 hyperfine transition; Nd; Y2SiO5; ion-nanoresonator coupling; nanobeam absorption; neodymium ions; optical fabrication; rare earth ions; resonances; yttrium orthosilicate nanophotonic resonator; Absorption; Cavity resonators; Couplings; Ions; Optical resonators; Photonics; Temperature measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA