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Georgios Sinatkas

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An efficient singlet-triplet spin qubit to fiber interface assisted by a photonic crystal cavity

We introduce a novel optical interface between a singlet-triplet spin qubit and a photonic qubit which would offer new prospects for future quantum communication applications. The interface is based on a 220 nm thick GaAs/Al-GaAs heterostructure membrane and features a gate-defined singlet-triplet qubit, a gate-defined optically active quantum dot, a photonic crystal cavity and a bot-tom gold reflector. All essential components can be lithographically defined and deterministically fabricated, which greatly increases the scalability of on-chip in-tegration. According to our FDTD simulations, the interface provides an overall coupling efficiency of 28.7% into a free space Gaussian beam, assuming an SiO2 interlayer filling the space between the reflector and the membrane. The performance can be further increased to 48.5% by undercutting this SiO2 interlayer below the photonic crystal.

physics.optics↗

On the Calculation of the Quality Factor in Contemporary Photonic Resonant Structures

The correct numerical calculation of the resonance characteristics and, principally, the quality factor $Q$ of contemporary photonic and plasmonic resonant systems is of utmost importance, since $Q$ defines the bandwidth and affects nonlinear and spontaneous emission processes. Here, we comparatively assess the commonly used methods for calculating $Q$ using spectral simulations with commercially available, general-purpose software. We study the applicability range of these methods through judiciously selected examples covering different material systems and frequency regimes from the far-infrared to the visible. We care in highlighting the underlying physical and numerical reasons limiting the applicability of each one. Our findings demonstrate that in contemporary systems (plasmonics, 2D materials) $Q$ calculation is not trivial, mainly due to the physical complication of strong material dispersion and light leakage. Our work can act as a reference for the mindful and accurate calculation of the quality factor and can serve as a handbook for its evaluation in guided-wave and free-space photonic and plasmonic resonant systems.

physics.app-ph↗