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Single-photon source based on NV center in nanodiamond coupled to TiN-based hyperbolic metamaterial

Mikhail Y. Shalaginov, Vadim Vorobyov, Jing Liu, Marcello Ferrera, Alexey V. Akimov, Alexei Lagutchev, Andrey N. Smolyaninov, В. В. Климов, Joseph Irudayaraj, Alexander V. Kildishev, Alexandra E. Boltasseva, Vladimir M. Shalaev

Published Jan 1, 2014• 1 citation
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Abstract

We experimentally demonstrate both the lifetime reduction and the enhancement of single-photon emission from nitrogen-vacancies in nanodiamonds coupled to a TiN/Al0.6Sc0.4N superlattice. Our results pave the way towards future CMOS-compatible integrated quantum sources.
DOI
10.1364/cleo_at.2014.jtu4a.38

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