Title :
Plasmon-enhanced single photon emission from a nano-assembled metal-diamond hybrid structure
Author :
Schietinger, Stefan ; Barth, Michael ; Schröder, Tim ; Aichele, Thomas ; Benson, Oliver
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Phys., Humboldt-Univ. zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
We demonstrate the controlled assembly of diamond nanocrystals and gold nanoparticles, thus enhancing the emission properties of single nitrogen-vacancy color centers and realizing an efficient and stable single photon source at room-temperature.
Keywords :
assembling; colour centres; diamond; gold; nanofabrication; nanoparticles; nanophotonics; plasmonics; Au; C; diamond nanocrystal; gold nanoparticle; nanoassembled metal-diamond hybrid structure; plasmon-enhanced single photon emission; single nitrogen-vacancy color center; single photon source; temperature 293 K to 298 K; Atomic force microscopy; Gold; Nanocrystals; Nanoparticles; Nanostructures; Optical saturation; Performance evaluation; Photonics Society; Plasmons; Stimulated emission; (160.2220) Defect-center materials; (250.5403) Plasmonics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
