Hybrid quantum nanophotonic devices for coupling to rare-earth ions

• DOI: 10.1117/12.2077540
• Publication Date: 2015-03-04T18:31:28Z
• Authors: Evan Miyazono; Alex Hartz; Tian Zhong; Andrei Faraon
• Keywords: Optical devices; Quantum electrodynamics; Optical memories; Quantum optics; 0103 physical sciences; Rare-earth-doped materials; 535; Coherent optical effects; 7. Clean energy; 01 natural sciences

Gallium arsenide photonic crystal resonators are designed and fabricated for evanescent coupling to localized ensembles of rare-earth ions in crystalline hosts. These devices will enable nano-scale on-chip optical quantum memories.