Near-unity efficiency in ridge waveguide-based, on-chip single-photon sources. (1st December 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wang, Y J; Vannucci, L; Burger, S; Gregersen, N
• Is Part Of: Materials for quantum technology. Volume 2:Number 4(2022)
• Publication Date: 2022-12-01
• Subjects: single-photon source -- on-chip waveguide -- highly efficient quantum light source; Materials science -- Periodicals; Quantum theory -- Periodicals; 530.12
• DOI: 10.1088/2633-4356/aca8e8
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2633-4356

Abstract

Abstract: We report a numerical design procedure for pursuing a near-unity coupling efficiency in quantum dot (QD)-cavity ridge waveguide single-photon sources (SPSs) by performing simulations with the finite element method. Our optimum design which is based on a 1D nanobeam cavity, achieves a high source efficiency ε xy of 97.7% for an isotropic in-plane dipole, together with a remarkable Purcell factor of 38.6. Such a good performance is mainly attributed to the high index contrast of GaAs/SiO2 and a careful cavity design achieving constructive interference and low scattering losses. Furthermore, we analyze the bottleneck of the proposed platform, which is the mode mismatch between the cavity mode and the Bloch mode in the nanobeam. Accordingly, we present the optimization recipe of an arbitrarily high-efficiency on-chip SPS by implementing a taper section, whose high smoothness is beneficial to gradually overcoming the mode mismatch, and therefore leading to a higher Purcell factor and source efficiency. Finally, we see good robustness of the source properties in the taper-nanobeam system under the consideration of realistic fabrication imperfections on the hole variation and QD position deviation.