• DocumentCode
    1691412
  • Title

    Multipolar and unidirectional emission of quantum emitters coupled to optical antennas

  • Author

    Curto, Alberto G. ; Volpe, Giorgio ; Taminiau, Tim H. ; Kreuzer, Mark P. ; Quidant, Romain ; Van Hulst, Niek F.

  • Author_Institution
    ICFO - The Inst. of Photonic Sci., Castelldefels, Spain
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Nanoscale single-photon emitters behave generally as dipoles. Here, we demonstrate multipolar and unidirectional emission of a quantum dot by near-field coupling to optical nanowire and Yagi-Uda antennas, that determine its angular radiation pattern and polarization.
  • Keywords
    antenna arrays; nanophotonics; nanowires; quantum dots; quantum optics; Yagi-Uda antennas; angular radiation pattern; light polarization; multipolar emission; nanoscale single photon emitters; near field coupling; optical antennas; optical nanowire; quantum dot; quantum emitters; unidirectional emission; Antenna radiation patterns; Dipole antennas; Optical imaging; Photonics; Quantum dots; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6327092