Method of images applied to driven solid-state emitters

Dale Scerri, Ted S. Santana, Brian D. Gerardot, and Erik M. Gauger
Phys. Rev. B 95, 165403 – Published 5 April 2017

Abstract

Increasing the collection efficiency from solid-state emitters is an important step towards achieving robust single-photon sources, as well as optically connecting different nodes of quantum hardware. A metallic substrate may be the most basic method of improving the collection of photons from quantum dots, with predicted collection efficiency increases of up to 50%. The established “method-of-images” approach models the effects of a reflective surface for atomic and molecular emitters by replacing the metal surface with a second fictitious emitter which ensures appropriate electromagnetic boundary conditions. Here, we extend the approach to the case of driven solid-state emitters, where exciton-phonon interactions play a key role in determining the optical properties of the system. We derive an intuitive polaron master equation and demonstrate its agreement with the complementary half-sided cavity formulation of the same problem. Our extended image approach offers a straightforward route towards studying the dynamics of multiple solid-state emitters near a metallic surface.

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  • Received 17 January 2017
  • Revised 14 March 2017

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.95.165403

©2017 American Physical Society

Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)

Atomic, Molecular & OpticalCondensed Matter, Materials & Applied Physics

Authors & Affiliations

Dale Scerri*, Ted S. Santana, Brian D. Gerardot, and Erik M. Gauger

  • SUPA, Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, EH14 4AS, United Kingdom

  • *ds32@hw.ac.uk
  • e.gauger@hw.ac.uk

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Vol. 95, Iss. 16 — 15 April 2017

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