Title :
Efficient single photon generation using a fiber-integrated diamond micro-waveguide
Author :
Patel, Rishi N. ; Schroder, Tim ; Wan, Noel ; Luozhou Li ; Mouradian, Sara L. ; Chen, Edward H. ; Englund, Dirk R.
Author_Institution :
Res. Lab. of Electron., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate the efficient coupling of a diamond micro-waveguide containing a single nitrogen-vacancy center to a single mode optical fiber. Strong photon anti-bunching is observed with a raw single-photon count rate exceeding 712,000 Hz.
Keywords :
diamond; integrated optics; micro-optics; nitrogen; optical fibre couplers; optical waveguides; photon antibunching; photon counting; vacancies (crystal); C; N; efficient coupling; efficient single photon generation; fiber-integrated diamond micro-waveguide; raw single-photon count rate; single mode optical fiber; single nitrogen-vacancy center; strong photon anti-bunching; Couplings; Diamonds; Optical coupling; Optical fibers; Optical surface waves; Photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
