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Efficient spectroscopy of single embedded emitters using optical fiber taper waveguides

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Author(s)

Marcelo I. Davanco, Kartik A. Srinivasan

Abstract

A technique based on using optical fiber taper waveguides for probing single emitters embedded in thin dielectric membranes is assessed through numerical simulations. For an appropriate membrane geometry, photoluminescence collection e±ciencies in excess of 10 % are predicted, exceeding the effciency of standard free-space collec- tion by an order of magnitude. Our results indicate that these tapered fiber waveguides offer excellent prospects for performing effcient spec- troscopy of single emitters embedded in solid-state thin films, such as a single self-assembled quantum dot in a semiconductor membrane.
Citation
Optics Express
Volume
17
Issue
13

Keywords

Spectroscopy, fluorescence and luminescence, Nanophotonics and photonic crystals, Waveguides, Quantum-well, -wire and -dot devices, Near-field microscopy

Citation

Davanco, M. and Srinivasan, K. (2009), Efficient spectroscopy of single embedded emitters using optical fiber taper waveguides, Optics Express, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=902310 (Accessed October 2, 2025)

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Created June 9, 2009, Updated February 19, 2017
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