Quantum Light from a Metal Nanoparticle
Abstract
Single-photon sources are subjected to a fundamental limitation in the speed of operation dictated by the spontaneous emission rate of quantum emitters (QEs). The current paradigm of the rate acceleration suggests coupling of a QE to a metal nanostructure, in particular, a metal nanoparticle (MNP). Here, we demonstrate that, in contrast to this approach, a MNP itself can behave as a quantum emitter. We determine both the first- and second-order correlation functions of light spontaneously emitted by a MNP strongly coupled to a QE and show that this light should exhibit sub-Poissonian photon statistics and perfect photon antibunching. This discovery opens a prospect to single-photon sources with unprecedented generation rates up to 100 THz.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1909.01596,
title = {Quantum Light from a Metal Nanoparticle},
author = {V. G. Bordo},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1909.01596},
year = {2019}
}
Comments
5 pages, 3 figures