Ultraefficient coupling of a quantum emitter to the tunable guided plasmons of a carbon nanotube

We show that a single quantum emitter can efficiently couple to the tunable plasmons of a highly doped single-wall carbon nanotube (SWCNT). Plasmons in these quasi-one-dimensional carbon structures exhibit deep subwavelength confinement that pushes the coupling efficiency close to 100% over a very b...

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Autores: Martín-Moreno, L., Garcia De Abajo, F.J., García-Vidal, F.J.
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Zaragoza
Repositorio:Zaguán. Repositorio Digital de la Universidad de Zaragoza
OAI Identifier:oai:zaguan.unizar.es:41803
Acesso em linha:http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/41803
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Resumo:We show that a single quantum emitter can efficiently couple to the tunable plasmons of a highly doped single-wall carbon nanotube (SWCNT). Plasmons in these quasi-one-dimensional carbon structures exhibit deep subwavelength confinement that pushes the coupling efficiency close to 100% over a very broad spectral range. This phenomenon takes place for distances and tube diameters comprising the nanometer and micrometer scales. In particular, we find a ß factor ˜1 for QEs placed 1-100 nm away from SWCNTs that are just a few nanometers in diameter, while the corresponding Purcell factor exceeds 106.