Tailoring polarization in WSe2 quantum emitters through deterministic strain engineering
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Quantum emitters in transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have recently emerged as a promising platform for generating single photons for optical quantum information processing. In this work, we present an approach for deterministically controlling the polarization of fabricated quantum emitters in a tungsten diselenide (WSe 2 ) monolayer. We employ novel nanopillar geometries with long and sharp tips to induce a controlled directional strain in the monolayer, and we report on fabricated WSe 2 emitters producing single photons with a high degree of polarization (99 ± 4%) and high purity ( g (2) (0) = 0.030 ± 0.025). Our work paves the way for the deterministic integration of TMD-based quantum emitters for future photonic quantum technologies.
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