Purcell-Enhanced Single Photon Source Based on a Deterministically Placed WSe2 Monolayer Quantum Dot in a Circular Bragg Grating Cavity

Nano Lett. 2021 Jun 9;21(11):4715-4720. doi: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c00978. Epub 2021 May 28.

Abstract

We demonstrate a deterministic Purcell-enhanced single photon source realized by integrating an atomically thin WSe2 layer with a circular Bragg grating cavity. The cavity significantly enhances the photoluminescence from the atomically thin layer and supports single photon generation with g(2)(0) < 0.25. We observe a consistent increase of the spontaneous emission rate for WSe2 emitters located in the center of the Bragg grating cavity. These WSe2 emitters are self-aligned and deterministically coupled to such a broadband cavity, configuring a new generation of deterministic single photon sources, characterized by their simple and low-cost production and intrinsic scalability.

Keywords: Purcell effect; bullseyes cavities; quantum dots; single photons; two-dimensional materials.