Chip-based all-optical control of single molecules coherently coupled to a nanoguide

Tuerschmann P, Rotenberg N, Renger J, Harder I, Lohse O, Utikal T, Götzinger S, Sandoghdar V (2017)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2017

Journal

Nano Letters American Chemical Society

Book Volume: 17

Pages Range: 4941-4945

Journal Issue: 8

DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b02033

Abstract

The feasibility of many proposals in nanoquantum-optics depends on the efficient coupling of photons to individual quantum emitters, the possibility to control this interaction on demand, and the scalability of the experimental platform. To address these issues, we report on chip-based systems made of one-dimensional subwavelength dielectric waveguides (nanoguides) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon molecules. We discuss the design and fabrication requirements, present data on extinction spectroscopy of single molecules coupled to a nanoguide mode, and show how an external optical beam can switch the propagation of light via a nonlinear optical process. The presented architecture paves the way for the investigation of many-body phenomena and polaritonic states and can be readily extended to more complex geometries for the realization of quantum integrated photonic circuits.

Authors with CRIS profile

Stephan Götzinger
Vahid Sandoghdar

Involved external institutions

Max-Planck-Institut für die Physik des Lichts (MPL) / Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Tuerschmann, P., Rotenberg, N., Renger, J., Harder, I., Lohse, O., Utikal, T.,... Sandoghdar, V. (2017). Chip-based all-optical control of single molecules coherently coupled to a nanoguide. Nano Letters, 17(8), 4941-4945. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b02033

MLA:

Tuerschmann, Pierre, et al. "Chip-based all-optical control of single molecules coherently coupled to a nanoguide." Nano Letters 17.8 (2017): 4941-4945.

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