Performance of a superconducting single photon detector with nano-antenna

<正>The performance of single-photon detectors can be enhanced by using nano-antenna.The characteristics of the superconducting nano-wire single-photon detector with cavity plus anti-reflect coating and specially designed nanoantenna is analysed.The photon collection efficiency of the detector is enhanced without damaging the detector’s speed,thus getting rid of the dilemma of speed and efficiency.The characteristics of nano-antenna are discussed,such as the position and the effect of the active area,and the best result is given.The photon collection efficiency is increased by 92 times compared with that of existing detectors.     

Performance of superconducting nanowire single-photon detector with the fan coupling antenna array

The performance of superconducting nanowire single-photon detector （SNSPD） involving niobium nitride with the fan coupling antenna array is analyzed. The SNSPD has a high detection efficiency and counting rate. Hydrogen silsesquioxane and niobium nitride are filled in the gold grating deposited on the substrate in which the fan coupling antenna arrays are embedded. By changing the position of the fan coupling antenna array, the maximum area of optical intensity is obtained and the photon collection efficiency is increased by 26.5 times. The detection efficiency of SNSPD is improved without changing the detection speed. These parameters are important for designing a practical single-photon detector,     

Design and optimization of a nano-antenna hybrid structure for solar energy harvesting application

A novel hybrid structure with high responsivity and efficiency is proposed based on an L-shaped frame nano-antenna(LSFNA) array for solar energy harvesting application. So, two types of LSFNAs are designed and optimized to enhance the harvesting characteristics of traditional simple electric dipole nano-antenna(SEDNA). The LSFNA geometrical dimensions are optimized to have the best values for the required input impedance at three resonance wavelengths of λres = 10 μm,15 μm, and 20 μm. Then the LSFNAs with three different sizes are modeled like a planar spiral-shaped array(PSSA).Also, a fractal bowtie nano-antenna is connected with the PSSA in the array gap. This proposed hybrid structure consists of two main elements:(I) Three different sizes of the LSFNAs with two different material types are designed based on the thin-film metal–insulator–metal diodes that are a proper method for infrared energy harvesting.(II) The PSSA gap is designed based on the electron field emission proposed by the Fowler–Nordheim theory for the array rectification. Finally,the proposed device is analyzed. The results show that the PSSA not only has an averaged 3-time enhancement in the harvesting characteristics(such as return loss, harvesting efficiency, etc.) than the previously proposed structures but also is a multi-resonance wide-band device. Furthermore, the proposed antenna takes up less space in the electronic circuit and has an easy implementation process.     

Photonic-plasmonic hybrid microcavities: Physics and applications

Photonic-plasmonic hybrid microcavities, which possess a higher figure of merit Q/V (the ratio of quality factor to mode volume) than that of pure photonic microcavities or pure plasmonic nano-antennas, play key roles in enhancing light-matter interaction. In this review, we summarize the typical photonic-plasmonic hybrid microcavities, such as photonic crystal microcavities combined with plasmonic nano-antenna, whispering gallery mode microcavities combined with plasmonic nano-antenna, and Fabry-Perot microcavities with plasmonic nano-antenna. The physics and applications of each hybrid photonic-plasmonic system are illustrated. The recent developments of topological photonic crystal microcavities and topological hybrid nano-cavities are also introduced, which demonstrates that topological microcavities can provide a robust platform for the realization of nanophotonic devices. This review can bring comprehensive physical insights of the hybrid system, and reveal that the hybrid system is a good platform for realizing strong light-matter interaction.     

电介质球复合纳米天线对荧光定向发射的增强

在纳米光子学中,提高荧光物质的定向发光强度是许多应用要解决的关键问题。为了优化电介质纳米天线的荧光增强能力,本文提出了一种由硅纳米球二聚体与TiO 2微球组成的电介质球复合纳米天线。通过时域有限差分法,本文分别从量子产率增强、荧光收集效率增强以及荧光激发率增强3个方面研究了该复合纳米天线对荧光的增强效果。结果表明,这种复合纳米天线不仅可以解决单个TiO 2微球增强荧光时量子产率较低的问题,还可以弥补单个硅纳米球二聚体增强荧光时荧光收集效率较差的不足。该复合纳米天线可使CdSe量子点的量子产率增强约4倍、荧光收集效率增强约2倍。此外,由于硅纳米球二聚体与TiO 2微球对荧光激发过程具有增强效果,该复合天线最终可以产生较高的荧光定向增强倍数。在量子点发光的中心波长523 nm处,荧光定向增强约为3064倍。