Title :
Deterministically polarized, room temperature source of single photons based on single-emitter fluorescence in aligned liquid crystal hosts
Author :
Lukishova, Svetlana G. ; Schmid, Ansgar W. ; Knox, Russell ; Freivald, Patrick ; Bissell, Luke ; Boyd, Robert W. ; Stroud, Carlos R., Jr. ; Marshall, Kenneth L.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Opt., Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Abstract :
We demonstrated for the first time to our knowledge deterministically polarized fluorescence from single dye molecules. Planar aligned nematic liquid crystal hosts provide deterministic alignment of single dye molecules in a preferred direction.
Keywords :
dyes; fluorescence; molecular orientation; nematic liquid crystals; quantum communication; quantum optics; aligned liquid crystal; deterministic alignment; deterministically polarized single photon source; planar aligned nematic liquid crystal; single dye molecules; single-emitter fluorescence; temperature 293 K to 298 K; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Atomic force microscopy; Fluorescence; Liquid crystals; Optical polarization; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Photonic crystals; Statistics; Temperature; (180.2520) Fluorescence microscopy; (270.5290) Photon statistics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628820
