Deterministic single photon source enabled by coherent superposition of Mie-scattering moments in a NV- center coupled dipolar antenna

TL;DR

This paper demonstrates a novel solid-state single photon source using a NV- center coupled with a dipolar antenna that exploits coherent superposition of Mie-scattering moments, achieving GHz photon collection rates.

Contribution

It introduces a new method of balancing Mie-scattering moments to significantly enhance photon emission rate and collection efficiency in a NV- center-based single photon source.

Findings

Achieved over 300 times decay rate enhancement.

Collected photons at a rate of approximately 5 GHz.

Confirmed bright single photon emission through intensity correlation.

Abstract

Generation of an ultra-bright, deterministic, solid-state single photon source with high photon collection rate is an imperative requirement for quantum technologies. In this direction, various nanophotonic systems coupled with single quantum emitters are being implemented, but results in low decay rate enhancement and MHz photon collection rate. Here, we unravel coherent superposition of excited Mie-scattering moments in a dipolar antenna, coupled with a single nitrogen-vacancy (NV-) center, to achieve bright single photon source with GHz collection rate. Such balancing of Mie-scattering moments, especially higher-order multi-polar moments, provide strong forward light scattering with null backward scattering at the generalized Kerker condition. This results in strong field intensity localization that can be used to shape the emission from an embedded NV- center in the dipolar antenna. A relative decay rate enhancement of more than 300 times with collection efficiency exceeding 75% is achieved that result in photon collection rate of ~ 5 GHz. The calculated intensity-intensity correlation confirms bright single photon emission with enhanced rate and collection efficiency.