Stark Tuning of Telecom Single-Photon Emitters Based on a Single Er3+

Abstract

The implementation of scalable quantum networks requires photons at the telecom band and long-lived spin coherence. The single Er3+ in solid-state hosts is an important candidate that fulfills these critical requirements simultaneously. However, to entangle distant Er3+ ions through photonic connections, the emission frequency of individual Er3+ in solid-state matrix must be the same, which is challenging because the emission frequency of Er3+ depends on its local environment. Herein, we propose and experimentally demonstrate the Stark tuning of the emission frequency of a single Er3+ in a Y2SiO5 crystal by employing electrodes interfaced with a silicon photonic crystal cavity. We obtain a Stark shift of 182.9±0.8 MHz, which is approximately 27 times of the optical emission linewidth, demonstrating promising applications in tuning the emission frequency of independent Er3+ into the same spectral channels. Our results provide a useful solution for construction of scalable quantum networks based on single Er3+ and a universal tool for tuning emission of individual rare-earth ions.