A scanning microcavity for in situ control of single-molecule emission

Year: 2010

Authors: Toninelli C., Delley Y., Sttzferle T., Renn A., Gtztzinger S., Sandoghdar V.

Autors Affiliation: ETH, Lab Phys Chem & OptETH, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland; IBM Res GmbH, Zurich Res Lab, CH-8803 Ruschlikon, Switzerland.

Abstract: We report on the fabrication and characterization of a scannable Fabry-Perot microcavity, consisting of a curved micromirror at the end of an optical fiber and a planar distributed Bragg reflector. Furthermore, we demonstrate the coupling of single organic molecules embedded in a thin film to well-defined resonator modes. We discuss the choice of cavity parameters that will allow sufficiently high Purcell factors for enhancing the zero-phonon transition between the vibrational ground levels of the electronic excited and ground states. (C) 2010 American Institute of Physics. [doi:10.1063/1.3456559]

Journal/Review: APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Volume: 97 (2)      Pages from: 21107-1  to: 21107-3

More Information: We thank R. Stutz for sputter deposition of DBRs. This work was financed by ETH Zurich (QSIT, Grant No. PP-01 07-02) and the Swiss National Foundation.
KeyWords: Optical Cavity; Field; Photons
DOI: 10.1063/1.3456559

Citations: 46
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