We present a numerical method for the accurate and efficient simulation of strongly localized light sources, such as quantum dots, embedded in dielectric micro-optical structures. We apply the method in order to optimize the photon extraction efficiency of a single-photon emitter consisting of a quantum dot embedded into a multi-layer stack with further lateral structures. Furthermore, we present methods to study the robustness of the extraction efficiency with respect to fabrication errors and defects.
@article{arxiv.1803.03438,
title = {Numerical optimization of the extraction efficiency of a quantum-dot based single-photon emitter into a single-mode fiber},
author = {Philipp-Immanuel Schneider and Nicole Srocka and Sven Rodt and Lin Zschiedrich and Stephan Reitzenstein and Sven Burger},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1803.03438},
year = {2018}
}
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14 pages, 7 figures, accepted for publication in Optics Express