Chirality of nanophotonic waveguide with embedded quantum emitter for unidirectional spin transfer

R. J. Coles; D. M. Price; J. E. Dixon; B. Royall; E. Clarke; P. Kok; M. S. Skolnick; A. M. Fox; M. N. Makhonin

doi:10.1038/ncomms11183

Nature Communications (Mar 2016)

Chirality of nanophotonic waveguide with embedded quantum emitter for unidirectional spin transfer

R. J. Coles,
D. M. Price,
J. E. Dixon,
B. Royall,
E. Clarke,
P. Kok,
M. S. Skolnick,
A. M. Fox,
M. N. Makhonin

Affiliations

R. J. Coles: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sheffield, Hicks Building
D. M. Price: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sheffield, Hicks Building
J. E. Dixon: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sheffield, Hicks Building
B. Royall: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sheffield, Hicks Building
E. Clarke: Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, EPSRC National Centre for III-V Technologies, University of Sheffield
P. Kok: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sheffield, Hicks Building
M. S. Skolnick: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sheffield, Hicks Building
A. M. Fox: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sheffield, Hicks Building
M. N. Makhonin: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sheffield, Hicks Building

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11183
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Scalable quantum technologies require efficient conversion between qubits stored in solid-state systems and flying photonic qubits. Here, the authors demonstrate that the electromagnetic field chirality of a photonic waveguide leads to unidirectional emission from an embedded quantum dot emitter.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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