2015-10-09
Polarization Engineering in Photonic Crystal Waveguides for Spin-Photon Entanglers
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Phys. Rev. Lett. , Volume 115 - Issue Article number: 153901 p. 1- 5
By performing a full analysis of the projected local density of states (LDOS) in a photonic crystal waveguide, we show that phase plays a crucial role in the symmetry of the light-matter interaction. By considering a quantum dot (QD) spin coupled to a photonic crystal waveguide (PCW) mode, we demonstrate that the light-matter interaction can be asymmetric, leading to unidirectional emission and a deterministic entangled photon source. Further we show that understanding the phase associated with both the LDOS and the QD spin is essential for a range of devices that can be realized with a QD in a PCW. We also show how suppression of quantum interference prevents dipole induced reflection in the waveguide, and highlight a fundamental breakdown of the semiclassical dipole approximation for describing lightmatter interactions in these spin dependent systems.
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Young, A.B, Thijssen, A.C.T, Beggs, D.M, Androvitsaneas, P, Kuipers, L.K, Rarity, J.G, … Oulton, R.F.M. (2015). Polarization Engineering in Photonic Crystal Waveguides for Spin-Photon Entanglers. Phys.Rev.Lett., 115(Article number: 153901), 1–5. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.153901
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