Title :
Single photon gun: Radiative decay engineering with metamaterials
Author :
Jacob, Zubin ; Smolyaninov, Igor ; Narimanov, Evgenii E.
Author_Institution :
Birck Nanotechnol. Center, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
Abstract :
We propose a new approach to single-photon sources based on metamaterials with hyperbolic dispersion. Highly directional emission and dramatic reduction in spontaneous-emission lifetime due to the singularity in density-of-states leads to an ideal photon gun.
Keywords :
light sources; metamaterials; optical dispersion; spontaneous emission; density-of-states; hyperbolic dispersion; metamaterials; radiative decay engineering; single photon gun; single-photon sources; spontaneous-emission lifetime; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Dielectric substrates; Dispersion; Metamaterials; Optical losses; Optical microscopy; Permittivity; Photonic crystals; Photonics Society; Spontaneous emission; (110.0180) Microscopy; (160.1190) Anisotropic optical materials;
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
