Femtosecond laser-written nano-ablations containing bright antibunched emitters on gallium nitride

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Main Authors: Guo, Yanzhao, Coccia, Giulio, Bharadwaj, Vibhav, Yoshizaki, Reina, Eggleton, Katie M., Hadden, John P., Eaton, Shane M., Bennett, Anthony J.
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author Guo, Yanzhao
Coccia, Giulio
Bharadwaj, Vibhav
Yoshizaki, Reina
Eggleton, Katie M.
Hadden, John P.
Eaton, Shane M.
Bennett, Anthony J.
author_facet Guo, Yanzhao
Coccia, Giulio
Bharadwaj, Vibhav
Yoshizaki, Reina
Eggleton, Katie M.
Hadden, John P.
Eaton, Shane M.
Bennett, Anthony J.
contents Femtosecond laser-writing offers distinct capabilities for fabrication, including three-dimensional, multi-material, and sub-diffraction-limited patterning. In particular, demonstrations of laser-written quantum emitters and photonic devices with superior optical properties have attracted attention. Recently, gallium nitride (GaN) has been reported to host quantum emitters with narrow and bright zero-phonon photoluminescence from ultraviolet to telecom ranges. However, emitters formed during epitaxy are randomly positioned, and until now, it has not been possible to fabricate quantum emitters in ordered arrays. In this paper, we employ femtosecond laser writing to create nano-ablations with sub-diffraction-limited diameter, and use rapid thermal annealing to activate co-located stable emitters. The emitters show MHz antibunched emission with a sharp spectral peak at room temperature. Our study not only presents an efficient approach to laser-written nanofabrication on GaN but also offers a promising pathway for the deterministic creation of quantum emitters in GaN, shedding light on the underlying mechanisms involved.
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spellingShingle Femtosecond laser-written nano-ablations containing bright antibunched emitters on gallium nitride
Guo, Yanzhao
Coccia, Giulio
Bharadwaj, Vibhav
Yoshizaki, Reina
Eggleton, Katie M.
Hadden, John P.
Eaton, Shane M.
Bennett, Anthony J.
Optics
Applied Physics
Quantum Physics
Femtosecond laser-writing offers distinct capabilities for fabrication, including three-dimensional, multi-material, and sub-diffraction-limited patterning. In particular, demonstrations of laser-written quantum emitters and photonic devices with superior optical properties have attracted attention. Recently, gallium nitride (GaN) has been reported to host quantum emitters with narrow and bright zero-phonon photoluminescence from ultraviolet to telecom ranges. However, emitters formed during epitaxy are randomly positioned, and until now, it has not been possible to fabricate quantum emitters in ordered arrays. In this paper, we employ femtosecond laser writing to create nano-ablations with sub-diffraction-limited diameter, and use rapid thermal annealing to activate co-located stable emitters. The emitters show MHz antibunched emission with a sharp spectral peak at room temperature. Our study not only presents an efficient approach to laser-written nanofabrication on GaN but also offers a promising pathway for the deterministic creation of quantum emitters in GaN, shedding light on the underlying mechanisms involved.
title Femtosecond laser-written nano-ablations containing bright antibunched emitters on gallium nitride
topic Optics
Applied Physics
Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.09774