Enhanced spectral range of strain-induced tuning of quantum dots in circular Bragg grating cavities
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| author | Gamov, Ivan Sauter, Matthias Huber, Samuel Buchinger, Quirin Gschwandtner, Peter Wallrabe, Ulrike Höfling, Sven Huber-Loyola, Tobias |
| author_facet | Gamov, Ivan Sauter, Matthias Huber, Samuel Buchinger, Quirin Gschwandtner, Peter Wallrabe, Ulrike Höfling, Sven Huber-Loyola, Tobias |
| contents | Tunable sources of entangled and single photons are essential for implementing entanglement-based quantum information protocols, as quantum teleportation and entanglement swapping depend on photon indistinguishability. Tunable devices are fabricated from indium arsenide (InAs) quantum dots (QDs) embedded in gallium arsenide (GaAs) nanomembranes placed on monolithic piezoelectric substrates. Circular Bragg grating (CBG) resonators enhance emission brightness and exploit the Purcell effect; however, the inclusion of CBGs reduces strain-mediated tunability compared to planar nanomembranes. A simple and effective solution is introduced: filling the CBG trenches with a stiff dielectric (aluminum oxide) via atomic layer deposition (ALD) restores up to 95% of the tunability of planar structures. Finite element analysis (FEA) confirms that the tunability loss originates from bending in the device layers due to strain relief in the CBG geometry. Lowering the stiffness of intermediate layers between the QDs and the piezoelectric actuator, such as in bonding or reflector layers, further increases strain losses in uncoated CBGs. Coated devices maintain 98-99% strain-tuning efficiency across all simulated underlayer stiffnesses. The results demonstrate that advantageous optical cavity properties can be effectively combined with piezoelectric strain tuning, enabling scalable, bright, and tunable quantum light sources. |
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| spellingShingle | Enhanced spectral range of strain-induced tuning of quantum dots in circular Bragg grating cavities Gamov, Ivan Sauter, Matthias Huber, Samuel Buchinger, Quirin Gschwandtner, Peter Wallrabe, Ulrike Höfling, Sven Huber-Loyola, Tobias Materials Science Applied Physics Quantum Physics Tunable sources of entangled and single photons are essential for implementing entanglement-based quantum information protocols, as quantum teleportation and entanglement swapping depend on photon indistinguishability. Tunable devices are fabricated from indium arsenide (InAs) quantum dots (QDs) embedded in gallium arsenide (GaAs) nanomembranes placed on monolithic piezoelectric substrates. Circular Bragg grating (CBG) resonators enhance emission brightness and exploit the Purcell effect; however, the inclusion of CBGs reduces strain-mediated tunability compared to planar nanomembranes. A simple and effective solution is introduced: filling the CBG trenches with a stiff dielectric (aluminum oxide) via atomic layer deposition (ALD) restores up to 95% of the tunability of planar structures. Finite element analysis (FEA) confirms that the tunability loss originates from bending in the device layers due to strain relief in the CBG geometry. Lowering the stiffness of intermediate layers between the QDs and the piezoelectric actuator, such as in bonding or reflector layers, further increases strain losses in uncoated CBGs. Coated devices maintain 98-99% strain-tuning efficiency across all simulated underlayer stiffnesses. The results demonstrate that advantageous optical cavity properties can be effectively combined with piezoelectric strain tuning, enabling scalable, bright, and tunable quantum light sources. |
| title | Enhanced spectral range of strain-induced tuning of quantum dots in circular Bragg grating cavities |
| topic | Materials Science Applied Physics Quantum Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.09155 |