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Adhikari S, Smit R, Orrit M. Future Paths in Cryogenic Single-Molecule Fluorescence Spectroscopy. THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. C, NANOMATERIALS AND INTERFACES 2024; 128:3-18. [PMID: 38229590 PMCID: PMC10788914 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c06564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2023] [Revised: 11/23/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
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In the last three decades, cryogenic single-molecule fluorescence spectroscopy has provided average-free understanding of the photophysics and of fundamental interactions at molecular scales. Furthermore, they propose original pathways and applications in the treatment and storage of quantum information. The ultranarrow lifetime-limited zero-phonon line acts as an excellent sensor to local perturbations caused either by intrinsic dynamical degrees of freedom, or by external perturbations, such as those caused by electric fields, elastic and acoustic deformations, or light-induced dynamics. Single aromatic hydrocarbon molecules, being sensitive to nanoscale probing at nanometer scales, are potential miniaturized platforms for integrated quantum photonics. In this Perspective, we look back at some of the past advances in cryogenic optical microscopy and propose some perspectives for future development.
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- Huygens−Kamerlingh
Onnes Laboratory, Leiden University, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Huygens−Kamerlingh
Onnes Laboratory, Leiden University, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
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Barhum H, McDonnell C, Alon T, Hammad R, Attrash M, Ellenbogen T, Ginzburg P. Organic Kainate Single Crystals for Second-Harmonic and Broadband THz Generation. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:8590-8600. [PMID: 36729720 PMCID: PMC9940106 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c18454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2022] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Organic crystals with unique nonlinear optical properties have been attracting attention owing to their capability to outperform their conventional nonorganic counterparts. Since nonlinear material responses are linked to a crystal's internal microscopic structure, molecular engineering of maximally unharmonic quantum potentials can boost macromolecular susceptibilities. Here, large-scale kainic acid (kainate) single crystals were synthesized, and their linear and nonlinear optical properties were studied in a broad spectral range, spanning the visible to THz spectral regions. The non-centrosymmetric zwitterionic crystallization, molecular structure, and intermolecular arrangement were found to act as additive donor-acceptor domains, enhancing the efficiency of the intrinsic second-order optical nonlinearity of this pure enantiomeric crystal. Molecular simulations and experimental analysis were performed to retrieve the crystals' properties. The crystals were predicted and found to have good transparency in a broad spectral range from the UV to the infrared (0.2-20 μm). Second-harmonic generation was measured for ultrashort pumping wavelengths between 800 and 2400 nm, showing an enhanced response around 600 nm. Broadband THz generation was demonstrated with a detection limited bandwidth of >8 THz along with emission efficiencies comparable to and prevailing those of commercial ZnTe crystals. The broadband nonlinear response and high transparency make kainate crystals extremely attractive for realizing a range of nonlinear optical devices.
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- Hani Barhum
- Department
of Physical Electronics, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv69978, Israel
- The
Center for Light-Matter Interaction, Tel
Aviv University, Tel Aviv69978, Israel
- Triangle
Regional Research and Development Center, Kfar Qara’3007500, Israel
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- Department
of Physical Electronics, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv69978, Israel
- The
Center for Light-Matter Interaction, Tel
Aviv University, Tel Aviv69978, Israel
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- Department
of Physical Electronics, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv69978, Israel
- The
Center for Light-Matter Interaction, Tel
Aviv University, Tel Aviv69978, Israel
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- Tata
Institute of Fundamental Research, Sy No 36/P Serilingampally Mandal, Hyderabad, Telangana500046, India
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- Schulich
Faculty of Chemistry, Technion - Israel
Institute of Technology, Haifa32000, Israel
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- Department
of Physical Electronics, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv69978, Israel
- The
Center for Light-Matter Interaction, Tel
Aviv University, Tel Aviv69978, Israel
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- Department
of Physical Electronics, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv69978, Israel
- The
Center for Light-Matter Interaction, Tel
Aviv University, Tel Aviv69978, Israel
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Erker C, Basché T. The Energy Gap Law at Work: Emission Yield and Rate Fluctuations of Single NIR Emitters. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:14053-14056. [PMID: 35904975 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c07188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Internal conversion (IC) often is the dominating relaxation pathway in NIR emitters, lowering their fluorescence quantum yield. Here, we investigate dibenzoterrylene (DBT) by bulk and single molecule spectroscopy. With increasing solvent polarity, the S1-S0 energy gap decreases leading to a decrease of the fluorescence quantum yield and an increase of the IC rate in full accordance with the energy gap law. Making use of the unexpectedly strong fluorescence solvatochromism of this aromatic hydrocarbon, the validity of the energy gap law could also be demonstrated at the single molecule level. The S1-S0 energy gap not only controls the fluorescence lifetime and quantum yield of single molecules but also dictates how these quantities develop during spectral fluctuations. Our results open new avenues into unexplored single molecule photophysics and appear as a promising tool for nanoscale probing of dynamic heterogeneities.
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- Christian Erker
- Department of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55099 Mainz, Germany
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Ren P, Wei S, Liu W, Lin S, Tian Z, Huang T, Tang J, Shi Y, Chen XW. Photonic-circuited resonance fluorescence of single molecules with an ultrastable lifetime-limited transition. Nat Commun 2022; 13:3982. [PMID: 35810195 PMCID: PMC9271078 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-31603-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 05/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Resonance fluorescence as the emission of a resonantly-excited two-level quantum system promises indistinguishable single photons and coherent high-fidelity quantum-state manipulation of the matter qubit, which underpin many quantum information processing protocols. Real applications of the protocols demand high degrees of scalability and stability of the experimental platform, and thus favor quantum systems integrated on one chip. However, the on-chip solution confronts several formidable challenges compromising the scalability prospect, such as the randomness, spectral wandering and scattering background of the integrated quantum systems near heterogeneous and nanofabricated material interfaces. Here we report an organic-inorganic hybrid integrated quantum photonic platform that circuits background-free resonance fluorescence of single molecules with an ultrastable lifetime-limited transition. Our platform allows a collective alignment of the dipole orientations of many isolated molecules with the photonic waveguide. We demonstrate on-chip generation, beam splitting and routing of resonance-fluorescence single photons with a signal-to-background ratio over 3000 in the waveguide at the weak excitation limit. Crucially, we show the photonic-circuited single molecules possess a lifetime-limited-linewidth transition and exhibit inhomogeneous spectral broadenings of only about 5% over hours' measurements. These findings and the versatility of our platform pave the way for scalable quantum photonic networks.
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- Penglong Ren
- School of Physics and Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.,Institute for Quantum Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physics and Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.,Institute for Quantum Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- Centre for Optical and Electromagnetic Research, State Key Laboratory for Modern Optical Instrumentation, College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Physics and Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.,Institute for Quantum Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physics and Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.,Institute for Quantum Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physics and Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.,Institute for Quantum Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physics and Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China. .,Institute for Quantum Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
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- Centre for Optical and Electromagnetic Research, State Key Laboratory for Modern Optical Instrumentation, College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou, China.
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- School of Physics and Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China. .,Institute for Quantum Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
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Han S, Qin C, Song Y, Dong S, Lei Y, Wang S, Su X, Wei A, Li X, Zhang G, Chen R, Hu J, Xiao L, Jia S. Photostable fluorescent molecules on layered hexagonal boron nitride: Ideal single-photon sources at room temperature. J Chem Phys 2021; 155:244301. [PMID: 34972379 DOI: 10.1063/5.0074706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Photoblinking and photobleaching are commonly encountered problems for single-photon sources. Numerous methods have been devised to suppress these two impediments; however, either the preparation procedures or the operating conditions are relatively harsh, making them difficult to apply to practical applications. Here, we reported giant suppression of both photoblinking and photobleaching of a single fluorescent molecule, terrylene, via the utilization of hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) flakes as substrates. Experimentally, a much-prolonged survival time of terrylene has been determined, which can have a photostable emission over 2 h at room temperature under ambient atmospheres. Compared with single molecules on a SiO2/Si substrate or glass coverslip, a more than 100-fold increase in the total number of photons collected from each terrylene on h-BN flakes has been demonstrated. We also proved that the photostability of terrylene molecules can be well maintained for more than 6 months even under ambient conditions without any further protection. Our results demonstrate that the utilization of h-BN flakes to suppress photoblinking and photobleaching of fluorescent molecules has promising applications in the production of high-quality single-photon sources at room temperature.
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- Shuangping Han
- State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Laser Spectroscopy, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Laser Spectroscopy, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Laser Spectroscopy, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Laser Spectroscopy, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, China
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- College of Physics and Electronics Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, China
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- College of Physics and Electronics Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, China
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- College of Physics and Electronics Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Laser Spectroscopy, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Laser Spectroscopy, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Laser Spectroscopy, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Laser Spectroscopy, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Laser Spectroscopy, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Laser Spectroscopy, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Laser Spectroscopy, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, China
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Schofield RC, Burdekin P, Fasoulakis A, Devanz L, Bogusz DP, Hoggarth RA, Major KD, Clark AS. Narrow and stable single photon emission from dibenzoterrylene in para-terphenyl nanocrystals. Chemphyschem 2021; 23:e202100809. [PMID: 34905640 PMCID: PMC9302619 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202100809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Revised: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Single organic molecules are promising photon sources for quantum technologies. In this work we show photon emission from dibenzoterrylene, a widely used organic emitter, in a new host matrix, para‐terphenyl. We present a reprecipitation growth method that produces para‐terphenyl nanocrystals which are ideal for integration into nanophotonic devices due to their small size. We characterise the optical properties of dibenzoterrylene in nanocrystals at room and cryogenic temperatures, showing bright, narrow emission from a single molecule. Spectral data on the vibrational energies is presented and a further 25 additional molecules are characterised. This emitter‐host combination has potential for quantum technology purposes with wavelengths suitable for interfacing with quantum memories.
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- Imperial College London, Physics, UNITED KINGDOM
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- Imperial College London, Physics, UNITED KINGDOM
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Toninelli C, Gerhardt I, Clark AS, Reserbat-Plantey A, Götzinger S, Ristanović Z, Colautti M, Lombardi P, Major KD, Deperasińska I, Pernice WH, Koppens FHL, Kozankiewicz B, Gourdon A, Sandoghdar V, Orrit M. Single organic molecules for photonic quantum technologies. NATURE MATERIALS 2021; 20:1615-1628. [PMID: 33972762 DOI: 10.1038/s41563-021-00987-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
Abstract
Isolating single molecules in the solid state has allowed fundamental experiments in basic and applied sciences. When cooled down to liquid helium temperature, certain molecules show transition lines that are tens of megahertz wide, limited by only the excited-state lifetime. The extreme flexibility in the synthesis of organic materials provides, at low costs, a wide palette of emission wavelengths and supporting matrices for such single chromophores. In the past few decades, their controlled coupling to photonic structures has led to an optimized interaction efficiency with light. Molecules can hence be operated as single-photon sources and as nonlinear elements with competitive performance in terms of coherence, scalability and compatibility with diverse integrated platforms. Moreover, they can be used as transducers for the optical read-out of fields and material properties, with the promise of single-quanta resolution in the sensing of charges and motion. We show that quantum emitters based on single molecules hold promise to play a key role in the development of quantum science and technologies.
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- C Toninelli
- CNR-INO, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy.
- LENS, European Laboratory for Nonlinear Spectroscopy, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy.
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- Institute for Quantum Science and Technology (IQST) and 3rd Institute of Physics, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Centre for Cold Matter, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- ICFO - Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Castelldefels, Spain
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- Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Erlangen, Germany
- Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Huygens-Kamerlingh Onnes Laboratory, LION, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- CNR-INO, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
- LENS, European Laboratory for Nonlinear Spectroscopy, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- CNR-INO, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
- LENS, European Laboratory for Nonlinear Spectroscopy, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Centre for Cold Matter, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Physikalisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms, Universität Münster, Münster, Germany
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- ICFO - Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Castelldefels, Spain
- ICREA - Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Erlangen, Germany
- Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Huygens-Kamerlingh Onnes Laboratory, LION, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Clear C, Schofield RC, Major KD, Iles-Smith J, Clark AS, McCutcheon DPS. Phonon-Induced Optical Dephasing in Single Organic Molecules. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2020; 124:153602. [PMID: 32357066 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.124.153602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2019] [Accepted: 03/18/2020] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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We present a joint experiment-theory analysis of the temperature-dependent emission spectra, zero-phonon linewidth, and second-order correlation function of light emitted from a single organic molecule. We observe spectra with a zero-phonon line together with several additional sharp peaks, broad phonon sidebands, and a strongly temperature dependent homogeneous broadening. Our model includes both localized vibrational modes of the molecule and a thermal phonon bath, which we include nonperturbatively, and is able to capture all observed features. For resonant driving we measure Rabi oscillations that become increasingly damped with temperature, which our model naturally reproduces. Our results constitute an essential characterization of the photon coherence of molecules, paving the way to their use in future quantum information applications.
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- Chloe Clear
- Quantum Engineering Technology Labs, H. H. Wills Physics Laboratory and Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Bristol, BS8 1FD, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Cold Matter, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, Prince Consort Road, SW7 2AZ London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Cold Matter, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, Prince Consort Road, SW7 2AZ London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S3 7RH, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Cold Matter, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, Prince Consort Road, SW7 2AZ London, United Kingdom
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- Quantum Engineering Technology Labs, H. H. Wills Physics Laboratory and Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Bristol, BS8 1FD, United Kingdom
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Custodio JMF, Ternavisk RR, Ferreira CJS, Figueredo AS, Aquino GLB, Napolitano HB, Valverde C, Baseia B. Using the Supermolecule Approach To Predict the Nonlinear Optics Potential of a Novel Asymmetric Azine. J Phys Chem A 2018; 123:153-162. [PMID: 30561204 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.8b07872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Organic molecules with electron acceptors or withdrawal substituents terminal at π-conjugated system are promising candidates to be explored as materials with high linear and nonlinear optical properties. On the basis of these features, a novel asymmetric azine ( 7E, 8E)-2-(3-methoxy-4-hydroxy-benzylidene)-1-(4-nitrobenzylidene)hydrazineC15H13N3O4 (NMZ) was synthesized. The molecular structure of NMZ was elucidated by X-ray crystallography and the supramolecular arrangement was analyzed from Hirshfeld surface methodology. An iterative electrostatic scheme using a super molecule approach, where neighboring molecules are represented by charge points, was employed to investigate optical dipole moment (μ), the linear polarization (α) and the first (β) and second (γ) hyperpolarizabilities. The NMZ crystallized in the centrosymetric space group P21/n and packs via combined O-H···O, C-H···O, and N···π interactions. The macroscopic property of third order χ(3) found for the NMZ is 298.62 times greater than values reported for chalcone derivative (2 E)-1-(3-bromophenyl)-3-[4 (methylsulfanyl)phenyl]prop-2-en-1-one. The results for NMZ indicate a good nonlinear optical effect.
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- Jean M F Custodio
- Instituto de Quimica , Universidade Federal de Goiás , Goiânia , GO 74.690-900 , Brazil
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- Grupo de Quı́mica Teórica e Estrutural de Anápolis , Universidade Estadual de Goiás , Anápolis , GO 75.132-903 , Brazil.,Instituto de Ciências Exatas e Tecnologia (ICET) , Universidade Paulista , Goiânia , GO 74.845-090 , Brazil
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- Departamento de Fı́sica , Universidade Federal da Paraíba , João Pessoa , PB , 58.051-970, Brazil
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- Grupo de Quı́mica Teórica e Estrutural de Anápolis , Universidade Estadual de Goiás , Anápolis , GO 75.132-903 , Brazil
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- Grupo de Quı́mica Teórica e Estrutural de Anápolis , Universidade Estadual de Goiás , Anápolis , GO 75.132-903 , Brazil
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- Grupo de Quı́mica Teórica e Estrutural de Anápolis , Universidade Estadual de Goiás , Anápolis , GO 75.132-903 , Brazil
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- Grupo de Quı́mica Teórica e Estrutural de Anápolis , Universidade Estadual de Goiás , Anápolis , GO 75.132-903 , Brazil.,Instituto de Ciências Exatas e Tecnologia (ICET) , Universidade Paulista , Goiânia , GO 74.845-090 , Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências Exatas e Tecnologia (ICET) , Universidade Paulista , Goiânia , GO 74.845-090 , Brazil.,Departamento de Fı́sica , Universidade Federal da Paraíba , João Pessoa , PB , 58.051-970, Brazil
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Pazzagli S, Lombardi P, Martella D, Colautti M, Tiribilli B, Cataliotti FS, Toninelli C. Self-Assembled Nanocrystals of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Show Photostable Single-Photon Emission. ACS NANO 2018; 12:4295-4303. [PMID: 29630340 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.7b08810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Quantum technologies could largely benefit from the control of quantum emitters in sub-micrometric size crystals. These are naturally prone to integration in hybrid devices, including heterostructures and complex photonic devices. Currently available quantum emitters in nanocrystals suffer from spectral instability, preventing their use as single-photon sources for most quantum optics operations. In this work we report on the performances of single-photon emission from organic nanocrystals (average size of hundreds of nm), made of anthracene (Ac) and doped with dibenzoterrylene (DBT) molecules. The source has hours-long photostability with respect to frequency and intensity, both at room and at cryogenic temperature. When cooled to 3 K, the 00-zero phonon line shows linewidth values (50 MHz) close to the lifetime limit. Such optical properties in a nanocrystalline environment recommend the proposed organic nanocrystals as single-photon sources for integrated photonic quantum technologies.
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- Sofia Pazzagli
- Dipartimento di Fisica ed Astronomia , Università di Firenze , Via Sansone 1 , I-50019 Sesto F.no, Firenze , Italy
- CNR-INO , Istituto Nazionale di Ottica , Via Carrara 1 , 50019 Sesto F.no, Firenze , Italy
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- CNR-INO , Istituto Nazionale di Ottica , Via Carrara 1 , 50019 Sesto F.no, Firenze , Italy
- LENS and Università di Firenze , Via Carrara 1 , 50019 Sesto F.no, Firenze , Italy
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- LENS and Università di Firenze , Via Carrara 1 , 50019 Sesto F.no, Firenze , Italy
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- LENS and Università di Firenze , Via Carrara 1 , 50019 Sesto F.no, Firenze , Italy
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- CNR-ISC Istituto dei Sistemi Complessi , Via Madonna del Piano 10 , I-50019 Sesto F.no, Firenze , Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica ed Astronomia , Università di Firenze , Via Sansone 1 , I-50019 Sesto F.no, Firenze , Italy
- CNR-INO , Istituto Nazionale di Ottica , Via Carrara 1 , 50019 Sesto F.no, Firenze , Italy
- LENS and Università di Firenze , Via Carrara 1 , 50019 Sesto F.no, Firenze , Italy
- QSTAR , Largo Fermi 2 , I-50125 Firenze , Italy
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- CNR-INO , Istituto Nazionale di Ottica , Via Carrara 1 , 50019 Sesto F.no, Firenze , Italy
- LENS and Università di Firenze , Via Carrara 1 , 50019 Sesto F.no, Firenze , Italy
- QSTAR , Largo Fermi 2 , I-50125 Firenze , Italy
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Türschmann P, Rotenberg N, Renger J, Harder I, Lohse O, Utikal T, Götzinger S, Sandoghdar V. Chip-Based All-Optical Control of Single Molecules Coherently Coupled to a Nanoguide. NANO LETTERS 2017; 17:4941-4945. [PMID: 28671833 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b02033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
Abstract
The feasibility of many proposals in nanoquantum-optics depends on the efficient coupling of photons to individual quantum emitters, the possibility to control this interaction on demand, and the scalability of the experimental platform. To address these issues, we report on chip-based systems made of one-dimensional subwavelength dielectric waveguides (nanoguides) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon molecules. We discuss the design and fabrication requirements, present data on extinction spectroscopy of single molecules coupled to a nanoguide mode, and show how an external optical beam can switch the propagation of light via a nonlinear optical process. The presented architecture paves the way for the investigation of many-body phenomena and polaritonic states and can be readily extended to more complex geometries for the realization of quantum integrated photonic circuits.
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Affiliation(s)
- Pierre Türschmann
- Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light , Staudtstraße 2, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light , Staudtstraße 2, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
| | - Jan Renger
- Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light , Staudtstraße 2, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
| | - Irina Harder
- Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light , Staudtstraße 2, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
| | - Olga Lohse
- Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light , Staudtstraße 2, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
| | - Tobias Utikal
- Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light , Staudtstraße 2, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
| | - Stephan Götzinger
- Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light , Staudtstraße 2, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
- Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg , D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
| | - Vahid Sandoghdar
- Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light , Staudtstraße 2, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
- Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg , D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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Effects of Changing Substituents on the Non-Linear Optical Properties of Two Coumarin Derivatives. CRYSTALS 2017. [DOI: 10.3390/cryst7060158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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