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A monolithic immersion metalens for imaging solid-state quantum emitters

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  • Tzu-Yung Huang

    (University of Pennsylvania)

  • Richard R. Grote

    (University of Pennsylvania
    Rockley Photonics Inc.)

  • Sander A. Mann

    (Center for Nanophotonics, AMOLF
    Photonics Initiative, Advanced Science Research Center, City University of New York)

  • David A. Hopper

    (University of Pennsylvania
    University of Pennsylvania)

  • Annemarie L. Exarhos

    (University of Pennsylvania
    Lafayette College)

  • Gerald G. Lopez

    (University of Pennsylvania)

  • Amelia R. Klein

    (University of Pennsylvania)

  • Erik C. Garnett

    (Center for Nanophotonics, AMOLF)

  • Lee C. Bassett

    (University of Pennsylvania)

Abstract

Quantum emitters such as the diamond nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center are the basis for a wide range of quantum technologies. However, refraction and reflections at material interfaces impede photon collection, and the emitters’ atomic scale necessitates the use of free space optical measurement setups that prevent packaging of quantum devices. To overcome these limitations, we design and fabricate a metasurface composed of nanoscale diamond pillars that acts as an immersion lens to collect and collimate the emission of an individual NV center. The metalens exhibits a numerical aperture greater than 1.0, enabling efficient fiber-coupling of quantum emitters. This flexible design will lead to the miniaturization of quantum devices in a wide range of host materials and the development of metasurfaces that shape single-photon emission for coupling to optical cavities or route photons based on their quantum state.

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  • Tzu-Yung Huang & Richard R. Grote & Sander A. Mann & David A. Hopper & Annemarie L. Exarhos & Gerald G. Lopez & Amelia R. Klein & Erik C. Garnett & Lee C. Bassett, 2019. "A monolithic immersion metalens for imaging solid-state quantum emitters," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 10(1), pages 1-8, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:10:y:2019:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-019-10238-5
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-10238-5
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    1. Gyeongtae Kim & Yeseul Kim & Jooyeong Yun & Seong-Won Moon & Seokwoo Kim & Jaekyung Kim & Junkyeong Park & Trevon Badloe & Inki Kim & Junsuk Rho, 2022. "Metasurface-driven full-space structured light for three-dimensional imaging," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-10, December.
    2. Aleksandr Barulin & Yeseul Kim & Dong Kyo Oh & Jaehyuck Jang & Hyemi Park & Junsuk Rho & Inki Kim, 2024. "Dual-wavelength metalens enables Epi-fluorescence detection from single molecules," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-11, December.
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