The ability of hexagonal boron nitride to host quantum emitters in the form of deep-level color centers makes it an important material for quantum photonic applications. This work utilizes a monolithic circular Bragg grating device to enhance the collection of single photons with 436 nm wavelength emitted from quantum emitters in hexagonal boron nitride. We observe a 6- fold increase in collected intensity for a single photon emitter coupled to a device compared to an uncoupled emitter, and show exceptional spectral stability at cryogenic temperature. The devices were fabricated using a number of etching methods, beyond standard fluorine-based reactive ion etching, and the quantum emitters were created using a site-specific electron beam irradiation technique. Our work demonstrates the potential of monolithically-integrated systems for deterministically-placed quantum emitters using a variety of fabrication options.
@article{arxiv.2309.14575,
title = {Monolithic Integration of Single Quantum Emitters in hBN Bullseye Cavities},
author = {Lesley Spencer and Jake Horder and Sejeong Kim and Milos Toth and Igor Aharonovich},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2309.14575},
year = {2023}
}