Dynamic Tuning of Single-Photon Emission in Monolayer WSe2 via Localized Strain Engineering

TL;DR

This paper demonstrates a method to precisely tune the emission energies of single-photon emitters in monolayer WSe2 using localized strain control, enabling spectral alignment of multiple emitters for quantum photonics.

Contribution

It introduces a novel strain engineering technique with focused laser annealing to achieve continuous emission energy tuning in 2D SPEs.

Findings

Achieved up to 15 meV emission energy tuning.

Maintained SPE quality during tuning.

Successfully aligned multiple SPEs to the same wavelength.

Abstract

Two-dimensional (2D) materials have emerged as promising candidates for next-generation integrated single-photon emitters (SPEs). However, significant variability in the emission energies of 2D SPEs presents a major challenge in producing identical single photons from different SPEs, which may become crucial for various quantum applications including quantum information processing. Although various approaches to dynamically tuning the emission energies of 2D SPEs have been developed to address the issue, the practical solution to matching multiple individual SPEs in a single 2D flake is still scarce. In this work, we demonstrate a precise emission energy tuning of individual SPEs in a WSe2 monolayer. Our approach utilizes localized strain fields near individual SPEs, which we control independently by adjusting the physical volume of an SU-8-based stressor layer via focused laser annealing. This technique allows continuous emission energy tuning of up to 15 meV while maintaining the qualities of SPEs. Additionally, we showcase the precise spectral alignment of three distinct SPEs in a single WSe2 monolayer to the same wavelength. The tunability of 2D SPEs represents a solid step towards the on-chip integrated photonics with 2D materials for quantum technologies.