Project

A luminescence microscope for the spectroscopic analysis of single photons

Code

01B06915

Duration

01 June 2015 → 31 May 2018

Funding

Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund

Promotor

Zeger Hens

Research disciplines

Natural sciences
- Applied mathematics in specific fields
- Condensed matter physics and nanophysics
- Physical chemistry
Engineering and technology
- Materials science and engineering

Keywords

nanophotonic components single-photon emission quantum dots

Project description

The continuous downscaling in photonics results in components with ever smaller dimensions that operate with ever lower power. Here, the repetitive emission and detection of individual photons constitutes the ultimate limit.
The proposed microscope is a unique setup that enables a consortium of researchers to analyse materials and devices with visible and infrared spectroscopy down to the single photon limit.