2022 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report
Engineer Light-Matter Interactions: From Weak to Strong Coupling Regime
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21K13868
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| Research Institution | National Institute for Materials Science |
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Principal Investigator |
KARANIKOLAS Vasileios 国立研究開発法人物質・材料研究機構, 機能性材料研究拠点, NIMSポスドク研究員 (50868320)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2021-04-01 – 2023-03-31
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| Keywords | Quantum light / Color centers / 2D materials / Quantum optics / Localized plasmons / Ultrafast operation / Ultrabright source / Purcell factor |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
Carbon enriched hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) bulk crystal is exfoliated to hBN nanosheets on a Si/SiO2 substrate. We focus on the color-center (CC) emission peak at 804nm, which preserves its emission properties up to room temperatures while presenting a fast operation with a lifetime of 300ps.
Through numerical simulations we choose Ag triangle nanoparticles (NPs) that support a localized plasmon resonance at 800nm. We place them on top of a Si/SiO2 substrate.
We mechanically transfer a hBN nanosheet, of 30nm thickness, on top of the Ag nanoparticles. The near-field of the CCs excites the plasmon modes of the Ag NP. Then, the CCs lifetime is reduced from 300ps to below 50ps and the CC's signal is enhanced. Hence, the CC/Ag NP combined system presents an ultrafast and ultrabright operation.
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