Title :
Spin-polarized light emission from quantum dots coupled to multipolar nanoantennas
Author :
Kruk, Sergey S. ; Decker, Manuel ; Staude, Isabelle ; Schlecht, Stefan ; Greppmair, Michael ; Neshev, Dragomir N. ; Kivshar, Yuri S.
Author_Institution :
Nonlinear Phys. Centre, Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT, Australia
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate spin-polarized light emission from quantum dots coupled to a single-element nanoantenna with resonant multipolar moments. We observe spin-momentum locking resulting in photons of opposite spin emitted in opposite directions.
Keywords :
light polarisation; metamaterial antennas; nanophotonics; quantum dots; multipolar nanoantennas; opposite direction opposite spin photons; quantum dots; resonant multipolar moments; single-element nanoantenna; spin-momentum locking; spin-polarized light emission; Magnetic moments; Magnetic resonance; Optical coupling; Optical polarization; Photonics; Quantum dots; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
