Coherent characterisation of a single molecule in a photonic black box
Abstract
Extinction spectroscopy is a powerful tool for demonstrating the coupling of a single quantum emitter to a photonic structure. However, it can be challenging in all but the simplest of geometries to deduce an accurate value of the coupling efficiency from the measured spectrum. Here we develop a theoretical framework to deduce the coupling efficiency from the measured transmission and reflection spectra without precise knowledge of the photonic environment. We then consider the case of a waveguide interrupted by a transverse cut in which an emitter is placed. We apply that theory to a silicon nitride waveguide interrupted by a gap filled with anthracene that is doped with dibenzoterrylene molecules. We describe the fabrication of these devices, and experimentally characterise the waveguide coupling of a single molecule in the gap.
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@article{arxiv.2007.14133,
title = {Coherent characterisation of a single molecule in a photonic black box},
author = {Sebastien Boissier and Ross C. Schofield and Lin Jin and Anna Ovvyan and Salahuddin Nur and Frank H. L. Koppens and Costanza Toninelli and Wolfram H. P. Pernice and Kyle D. Major and E. A. Hinds and Alex S. Clark},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2007.14133},
year = {2021}
}
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10 page article with 3 figures and 6 page supplementary information with 3 figures. Comments welcome