Quantum Light Funneling in Tailored Triangular Plasmonic Nanocavities

Solid-state quantum emitters (QEs) are central to quantum photonic technologies, but existing plasmonic and dielectric cavities rarely combine nanoscale spatial control, high photon flux, and polarization stability. We present a triangular gap-plasmon cavity integrated with monolayer WSe<sub>2</sub> that achieves all three by coupling apex-concentrated strain fields with localized optical confinement, thereby realizing deterministic quantum light funneling to a sub-100 nm region. Finite-element simulations identify an optimal 66 nm geometry with a 20° apex angle, maximizing Purcell enhancement near 750 nm. Gold nanotriangles reproducibly activate three strain-induced QEs; the apex emitter exhibits <i>g</i><sup>2</sup> (0) = 0.054 (0.141 when coupled), a lifetime reduction from 16.8 to 0.248 ns (63-fold on average), and saturation counts up to 126 MHz into the first lens. Base emitters show a lower ∼23-fold enhancement, yielding a tip-to-base ratio of 2.7. Polarization studies across 41 QEs confirm dipole alignment within ±5°. When further combining this triangular platform with resonant excitation and tuning schemes, a scalable route toward indistinguishable single-photon sources on chip could be achieved.

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ACS Nano
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2026-01-21
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c16988
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Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research
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Quantum Light Funneling in Tailored Triangular Plasmonic Nanocavities

Luke N. Holtzman, Licheng Xiao, Adnane Noual, Katayun Barmak et al.
ACS Nano
Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research
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Quantum Light Funneling in Tailored Triangular Plasmonic Nanocavities

Luke N. Holtzman, Licheng Xiao, Adnane Noual, Katayun Barmak, Seyed Sepehr Mohajerani, Yuxing Liu, James Hone Hone, Na Liu, Anthony Masullo, Stefan Strauf
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Solid-state quantum emitters (QEs) are central to quantum photonic technologies, but existing plasmonic and dielectric cavities rarely combine nanoscale spatial control, high photon flux, and polarization stability. We present a triangular gap-plasmon cavity integrated with monolayer WSe<sub>2</sub> that achieves all three by coupling apex-concentrated strain fields with localized optical confinement, thereby realizing deterministic quantum light funneling to a sub-100 nm region. Finite-element simulations identify an optimal 66 nm geometry with a 20° apex angle, maximizing Purcell enhancement near 750 nm. Gold nanotriangles reproducibly activate three strain-induced QEs; the apex emitter exhibits <i>g</i><sup>2</sup> (0) = 0.054 (0.141 when coupled), a lifetime reduction from 16.8 to 0.248 ns (63-fold on average), and saturation counts up to 126 MHz into the first lens. Base emitters show a lower ∼23-fold enhancement, yielding a tip-to-base ratio of 2.7. Polarization studies across 41 QEs confirm dipole alignment within ±5°. When further combining this triangular platform with resonant excitation and tuning schemes, a scalable route toward indistinguishable single-photon sources on chip could be achieved.

ACS NanoVol. 20(4)
Stevens Institute of Technology (US), Laboratoire d’Etudes du Rayonnement et de la Matière en Astrophysique et Atmosphères (FR), Foundation for Ichthyosis and Related Skin Types (US), Columbia University (US)
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