• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 10, Issue 9, 2178 (2022)
Peihang Li1, Peng Yu2, Jiachen Sun1, Zhimin Jing1, Jiang Wu1, Lucas V. Besteiro3, Roberto Caputo4, Arup Neogi1、7、*, Hongxing Xu5, and Zhiming Wang1、6、8、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
  • 2College of Optoelectronic Technology, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu 610225, China
  • 3CINBIO, Universidade de Vigo, Vigo 36310, Spain
  • 4Physics Department, University of Calabria, Rende I-87036, Italy
  • 5School of Physics and Technology, Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
  • 6Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China
  • 7e-mail: arup@uestc.edu.cn
  • 8e-mail: zhmwang@uestc.edu.cn
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.463901 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Peihang Li, Peng Yu, Jiachen Sun, Zhimin Jing, Jiang Wu, Lucas V. Besteiro, Roberto Caputo, Arup Neogi, Hongxing Xu, Zhiming Wang. Directional radiation enhancement of nanowire quantum dots based on line-array plasmonic antenna coupling[J]. Photonics Research, 2022, 10(9): 2178 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    The integration of a single III-V semiconductor quantum dot with a plasmonic nanoantenna as a means toward efficient single-photon sources (SPEs) is limited due to its weak, wide-angle emission, and low emission rate. These limitations can be overcome by designing a unique linear array of plasmonic antenna structures coupled to nanowire-based quantum dot (NWQD) emitters. A linear array of a coupled device composed of multiple plasmonic antennas at an optimum distance from the quantum dot emitter can be designed to enhance the directionality and the spontaneous emission rate of an integrated single-photon emitter. Finite element modeling has been used to design these compact structures with high quantum efficiencies and directionality of single-photon emission while retaining the advantages of NWQDs. The Purcell enhancement factor of these structures approaches 66.1 and 145.8, respectively. Compared to a single NWQD of the same diameter, the fluorescence was enhanced by 1054 and 2916 times. The predicted collection efficiencies approach 85% (numerical aperture, NA=0.5) and 80% (NA=0.5), respectively. Unlike single-photon emitters based on bulky conventional optics, this is a unique nanophotonic single-emission photon source based on a line-array configuration that uses a surface plasmon-enhanced design with minimum dissipation. The designs presented in this work will facilitate the development of SPEs with potential integration with semiconductor optoelectronics.
    Fp=ΓcΓ0=34π2(λn)3(QVeff)=Wr+WlossW0,

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    PL=WrW0,

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    loss fraction=WlossWr+Wloss.

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    PLratio=PLPL0,

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    {Eaθ1=jμεβI04πr1sinθ1ejβr1Eaφ1=Ear1=0,

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    {Ebθ2=jμεβI04πr2sinθ2ej(βr2+α)Ebφ2=Ebr2=0,

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    {Ecθ3=jμεβI04πr3sinθeej(βr3+α)Ecφ3=Ecr3=0.

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    ETol=|Eθ1|2+|Eφ1|2+|Er1|2,Eθ1=Eaθ1+eθ1·eθ2Ebθ2+eθ1·eθ3Ecθ3,Eφ1=eφ1·eθ2Ebθ2+eφ1·eθ3Ecθ3,Er1=er1·eθ2Ebθ2+er1·eθ3Ecθ3.

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    η0=γr0γr0+γnr0=γr0γ0,(A1)

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    γr=γr·sp+γr0,(A2)

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    γnr=γabs+γnr0,(A3)

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    η=γrγr+γnr=γr·sp+γr0γabs+γr·sp+γr0+γnr0=γr·sp+γr0γsptot.(A4)

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    η=γr·sp+γr0γabs+γr·sp+γr0+γnr0=ΓrΓabs+Γr+ΓA,(A5)

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    Fp=γsptotγ0=Γabs+Γr+ΓAΓr0+ΓA,(A6)

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    PL=γrγ0=γr·sp+γr0γnr0+γr0=ΓrΓr0+ΓA,(A7)

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    η=ΓrΓabs+Γr+ΓAΓA=0WrWr+Wloss=1loss fraction,(A8)

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    Fp=Γabs+Γr+ΓAΓr0+ΓAΓA=0Wr+WlossW0,(A9)

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    PL=ΓrΓr0+ΓAΓA=0WrW0.(A10)

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    {r2=r122r1sinθ1sinφ1T+T2θ2=arccos(r1cosθ1r122r1sinθ1sinφT+T2)φ2=arctan(r1sinθ1sinφ1Tr1sinθ1cosφ1),(F1)

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    {r3=r12+2r1sinθ1sinφ1T+T2θ3=arccos(r1cosθ1r12+2r1sinθ1sinφT+T2)φ3=arctan(r1sinθ1sinφ1+Tr1sinθ1cosφ1),(F2)

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    eθ2=[er1eθ1eφ1]A[cosθ2cosφ2cosθ2sinφ2sinθ2],(F3)

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    eθ3=[er1eθ1eφ1]A[cosθ3cosφ3cosθ3sinφ3sinθ3],(F4)

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    A=[sinθ1cosφ1sinθ1sinφ1cosθ1cosθ1cosφ1cosθ1sinφ1sinθ1sinφ1cosφ10].(F5)

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    Peihang Li, Peng Yu, Jiachen Sun, Zhimin Jing, Jiang Wu, Lucas V. Besteiro, Roberto Caputo, Arup Neogi, Hongxing Xu, Zhiming Wang. Directional radiation enhancement of nanowire quantum dots based on line-array plasmonic antenna coupling[J]. Photonics Research, 2022, 10(9): 2178
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