Integrated angstrom-tunable polarization-resolved solid-state photon sources

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Main Authors: Kan, Yinhui, Thrane, Paul C. V., Liu, Xujing, Kumar, Shailesh, Meng, Chao, Malureanu, Radu, Bozhevolnyi, Sergey I.
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author Kan, Yinhui
Thrane, Paul C. V.
Liu, Xujing
Kumar, Shailesh
Meng, Chao
Malureanu, Radu
Bozhevolnyi, Sergey I.
author_facet Kan, Yinhui
Thrane, Paul C. V.
Liu, Xujing
Kumar, Shailesh
Meng, Chao
Malureanu, Radu
Bozhevolnyi, Sergey I.
contents The development of high-quality solid-state photon sources is essential to nano optics, quantum photonics, and related fields. A key objective of this research area is to develop tunable photon sources that not only enhance the performance but also offer dynamic functionalities. However, the realization of compact and robust photon sources with precise and wide range tunability remains a long-standing challenge. Moreover, the lack of an effective approach to integrate nanoscale photon sources with dynamic systems has hindered tunability beyond mere spectral adjustments, such as simultaneous polarization control. Here we propose a platform based on quantum emitter (QE) embedded metasurfaces (QEMS) integrated with a microelectromechanical system (MEMS)-positioned microcavity, enabling on-chip multi-degree control of solid-state photon sources. Taking advantages of MEMS-QEMS, we show that typically broadband room-temperature emission from nanodiamonds containing nitrogen-vacancy centres can be narrowed to 3.7 nm and dynamically tuned with angstrom resolution. Furthermore, we design a wavelength-polarization-multiplexed QEMS and demonstrate polarization-resolved control of the MEMS-QEMS emission in a wide wavelength range (650 nm to 700 nm) along with polarization switching at sub-millisecond timescales. We believe that the proposed MEMS-QEMS platform can be adapted for most existing QEs, significantly expanding their room-temperature capabilities and thereby enhancing their potential for advanced photonic applications.
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spellingShingle Integrated angstrom-tunable polarization-resolved solid-state photon sources
Kan, Yinhui
Thrane, Paul C. V.
Liu, Xujing
Kumar, Shailesh
Meng, Chao
Malureanu, Radu
Bozhevolnyi, Sergey I.
Optics
Applied Physics
The development of high-quality solid-state photon sources is essential to nano optics, quantum photonics, and related fields. A key objective of this research area is to develop tunable photon sources that not only enhance the performance but also offer dynamic functionalities. However, the realization of compact and robust photon sources with precise and wide range tunability remains a long-standing challenge. Moreover, the lack of an effective approach to integrate nanoscale photon sources with dynamic systems has hindered tunability beyond mere spectral adjustments, such as simultaneous polarization control. Here we propose a platform based on quantum emitter (QE) embedded metasurfaces (QEMS) integrated with a microelectromechanical system (MEMS)-positioned microcavity, enabling on-chip multi-degree control of solid-state photon sources. Taking advantages of MEMS-QEMS, we show that typically broadband room-temperature emission from nanodiamonds containing nitrogen-vacancy centres can be narrowed to 3.7 nm and dynamically tuned with angstrom resolution. Furthermore, we design a wavelength-polarization-multiplexed QEMS and demonstrate polarization-resolved control of the MEMS-QEMS emission in a wide wavelength range (650 nm to 700 nm) along with polarization switching at sub-millisecond timescales. We believe that the proposed MEMS-QEMS platform can be adapted for most existing QEs, significantly expanding their room-temperature capabilities and thereby enhancing their potential for advanced photonic applications.
title Integrated angstrom-tunable polarization-resolved solid-state photon sources
topic Optics
Applied Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.21202