Novel method for manipulating single atoms and photons in a cavity on an optical nanofiber
| Project/Area Number |
25800226
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Atomic/Molecular/Quantum electronics
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| Research Institution | The University of Electro-Communications |
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Principal Investigator |
SADGROVE Mark 電気通信大学, その他部局等, 助教 (40625000)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2015-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
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| Keywords | ナノ導波路 / フォトニック結晶 / ナノフォトニックス / ナノ光ファイバー / 量子エレクトロニクス / 共振器QED / 量子光学 / 自然放出増強 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
In this research program, the applicant developed a completely new method of achieving "photonic crystal cavities" on a nano-waveguide. The method combined a nano-fabricated silica grating containing a central "defect" with an optical "nanofiber" (sub-wavelength diameter optical fiber). By mounting the grating on the optical nanofiber, we achieved a small mode-volume cavity for light guided inside the nanofiber. When quantum emitters are placed on the nanofiber surface, the experience a strong enhancement of spontaneous emission at the cavity resonance wavelength, making the device promising technology for the realization of narrow-band, fiber coupled single photon sources.
Before manufacturing the device, we designed the grating using computer simulations. Finally, we realized cavity QED based enhancement for a quantum dot deposited on the nanofiber surface by using the composite photonic crystal cavity technique.
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