Un fin de semana en el mítico lago Minnetonka

Our work has included computer simulations, time-resolved spectroscopic measurements of quantum emitters and the nanofabrication of graphene. In the computer simulations we demonstrate a novel method for entanglement generation by means of plasmon-mediated interactions between quantum emitters. In the experimental part of the project, we have carried out spectroscopic measurements to select the most suitable kind of quantum emitter for the hybrid quantum system, following the requirements of narrow inhomogeneous broadening. Also, using magneto-optical Kerr spectroscopy, in combination with numerical Stoner-Wohlfarth model, we have design an experimental method in which the coupling of quantum emitters to plasmonic cavities can be tested by assessing the populations of Zeeman sublevels. We have not been able to reach the visible or near infrarred sepectrum in the nanofabricated plasmonic nanocavities. For this reason, we have theoretically investigated a four-level scheme, in which the probe laser, in the range of optical communication wavelengths, can couple a long-lived state of the emitter to an excited state, while this is coupled to another excited state by the plasmon.