Title :
Unidirectional emission of a quantum dot coupled to an optical nanoantenna
Author :
Curto, A.G. ; Volpe, G. ; Taminiau, T.H. ; Kreuzer, M. ; Quidant, R. ; van Hulst, N.F.
Author_Institution :
ICFO - Inst. de Cienc. Fotoniques, Castelldefels, Spain
Abstract :
We show unidirectional emission of a single Q-dot by coupling to a nanofabricated Yagi-Uda antenna. The Q-dot drives the resonant feed element and 82% of the Q-dot emission is emitted in a 12° HWHM angle.
Keywords :
antenna arrays; antenna feeds; nanophotonics; quantum dots; nanofabricated Yagi-Uda antenna; optical nanoantenna; quantum dot; resonant feed element; unidirectional emission; Antennas; Biomedical optical imaging; Optical coupling; Optical device fabrication; Optical sensors; Quantum dots; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
