Quantum Optics Seminar by Nir Rotenberg
Molecules on a chip: working towards organic, quantum networks
One of the central goals of quantum nanophotonics is the creation of a scalable platform that allows for control of individual quantum states while, at the same time, also interfacing multiple emitters. Such a platform would enable on-chip quantum architecture and the study of novel, collective quantum effects. In this seminar I will outline our first steps towards on-chip quantum nanophotonics using single, organic molecules embedded in lithographically defined waveguides. Such molecules act as near ideal two-level systems that we can individually address, and whose resonances we can shift by over 1,000 linewidths. Finally, I will also briefly discuss our next generation nanophotonic structures, which both enhance emission and couple to the emitters with near-unity efficiency.