Optical behavior of dielectric building block based structures for multifunctional manipulation of light emitted by on-chip integrated quantum dot light emitters
Abstract
This Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) proposal is for the purchase of a femtosecond tunable fiber coupled laser source and superconducting nanowire detectors, as well as an active damping optical table for holding these delicate instruments with vibration isolation to conduct research in the areas of quantum information, of importance to national defense. The P.I., Professor Anupam Madhukar at the University of Southern California, will use the equipment to augment and enhance research capabilities in the area of on chip-integrated nanophotonic systems. The bulk of the equipment request will be used to characterize the optical performance of photonic systems composed of assemblies of ordered and on-chip integrable quantum dot light emitters and optical network containing subwavelength sized dielectric nanoscale building blocks (light steering elements). The effects of experimental variables (e.g. DBB size and spacing variations) on light emission rate, light propagation direction and efficiency within this well-defined system are to be determined for the study of on-chip photon interference from distanced quantum dots. This equipment upgrade will greatly improve the PI ability to perform these studies. The results will have long-term relevance to both nanophotonic circuit design and optical quantum information processing.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 2019
- Source ID
- W911NF1810199
Entities
People
- A. Madhukar
Organizations
- Army Contracting Command
- United States Army
- University of Southern California