Diamond Nanophotonics
Event details
| Date | 27.05.2016 |
| Hour | 15:15 |
| Speaker |
Prof. Marko Loncar John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Science, Harvard University |
| Location |
The Aquarium (CE5)
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| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
Diamond possesses remarkable physical and chemical properties, and in many ways is the ultimate engineering material. For example, it is transparent from the ultra-violet to infrared, has a high refractive index (n = 2.4), strong optical nonlinearity (Kerr and Raman) and a wide variety of light-emitting defects. These properties make diamond a highly desirable material for many applications, including those in quantum and nonlinear photonics, high power optics and optomechanics.
In my talk, I will review the advances in nanotechnology that have enabled fabrication of nanoscale optical devices and chip-scale systems in diamond [1, 2]. Using these approaches we were able to demonstrate high-Q factor diamond photonic crystal cavities [3], frequency combs [4], and Raman lasers [5]. In my talk, I will discuss our ongoing efforts aimed at realization of on-chip frequency combs operating in visible wavelength range. Another exciting application of diamond is in the field of quantum information science and technology. At the heart of these applications are diamond’s luminescent defects—color centers—and the nitrogen-vacancy (NV) and silicon-vacancy (SiV) color center in particular. These atomic systems in the solid-state possesses all the essential elements for quantum technology, including storage, logic, and communication of quantum information. Recent efforts aimed at coupling of NV [6] and SiV [7] color centers to photonic crystal cavities will be presented. Our ongoing efforts towards achieving strong spin-strain interaction between color centers embedded inside diamond NEMS [8,9] and optomechanical crystals [10] will also be reviewed.
References:
[1] B. J. M. Hausmann, et al, "Integrated Diamond Networks for Quantum Nanophotonics", Nano Letters, 12, 1578 (2012)
[2] M.J. Burek, et al, “Free-standing mechanical and photonic nanostructures in single-crystal diamond”, Nano Lett., 12, 6084 (2012)
[3] M. Burek, Y. Chu, M. Liddy, P. Patel, J. Rochman, W. Hong, Q. Quan, M. D. Lukin, M. Loncar, “High-Q optical nanocavities in bulk single-crystal diamond”, Nat. Comm., 5, 5718 (2014)
[4] B. J. M. Hausmann et al, "Diamond Nonlinear Photonics", Nature Photonics, 8, 369 (2014)
[5] P. Latawiec et al, “On-Chip Diamond Raman Laser” to appear in Optica (arXiv: 1509.00373
[6] B. J. M. Hausmann, et al, “Coupling of NV centers to photonic crystal nanobeams in diamond”, Nano letters, 13, 5791-5796 (2013)
[7] A. Sipahigil et al, “Quantum optical switch controlled by a color center in a diamond nanocavity”, submitted;
[8] Y. I. Sohn et al, “Dynamic Actuation of Single-Crystal Diamond Nanobeams.” Applied Physics Letters, 107, 243106 (2015).
[9] S. Meesala et al, “Enhanced strain coupling of nitrogen vacancy spins to nanoscale diamond cantilevers.” Phys. Rev. Applied, 5, 034010 (2016)
[10] M. J. Burek, et al, “Diamond optomechanical crystals.” arXiv:1512.04166 (2015)
In my talk, I will review the advances in nanotechnology that have enabled fabrication of nanoscale optical devices and chip-scale systems in diamond [1, 2]. Using these approaches we were able to demonstrate high-Q factor diamond photonic crystal cavities [3], frequency combs [4], and Raman lasers [5]. In my talk, I will discuss our ongoing efforts aimed at realization of on-chip frequency combs operating in visible wavelength range. Another exciting application of diamond is in the field of quantum information science and technology. At the heart of these applications are diamond’s luminescent defects—color centers—and the nitrogen-vacancy (NV) and silicon-vacancy (SiV) color center in particular. These atomic systems in the solid-state possesses all the essential elements for quantum technology, including storage, logic, and communication of quantum information. Recent efforts aimed at coupling of NV [6] and SiV [7] color centers to photonic crystal cavities will be presented. Our ongoing efforts towards achieving strong spin-strain interaction between color centers embedded inside diamond NEMS [8,9] and optomechanical crystals [10] will also be reviewed.
References:
[1] B. J. M. Hausmann, et al, "Integrated Diamond Networks for Quantum Nanophotonics", Nano Letters, 12, 1578 (2012)
[2] M.J. Burek, et al, “Free-standing mechanical and photonic nanostructures in single-crystal diamond”, Nano Lett., 12, 6084 (2012)
[3] M. Burek, Y. Chu, M. Liddy, P. Patel, J. Rochman, W. Hong, Q. Quan, M. D. Lukin, M. Loncar, “High-Q optical nanocavities in bulk single-crystal diamond”, Nat. Comm., 5, 5718 (2014)
[4] B. J. M. Hausmann et al, "Diamond Nonlinear Photonics", Nature Photonics, 8, 369 (2014)
[5] P. Latawiec et al, “On-Chip Diamond Raman Laser” to appear in Optica (arXiv: 1509.00373
[6] B. J. M. Hausmann, et al, “Coupling of NV centers to photonic crystal nanobeams in diamond”, Nano letters, 13, 5791-5796 (2013)
[7] A. Sipahigil et al, “Quantum optical switch controlled by a color center in a diamond nanocavity”, submitted;
[8] Y. I. Sohn et al, “Dynamic Actuation of Single-Crystal Diamond Nanobeams.” Applied Physics Letters, 107, 243106 (2015).
[9] S. Meesala et al, “Enhanced strain coupling of nitrogen vacancy spins to nanoscale diamond cantilevers.” Phys. Rev. Applied, 5, 034010 (2016)
[10] M. J. Burek, et al, “Diamond optomechanical crystals.” arXiv:1512.04166 (2015)
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- Tobias Kippenberg
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- Arnaud Magrez and Raphaël Butté