Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - Mathematisch-Naturwissen­schaft­liche Fakultät - Nanooptik

Publications

2024

A tiny Drude scatterer can accurately model a coherent emitter in nanophotonics
Binkowski F, Burger S, Kewes G
Nanophotonics; doi:10.1515/nanoph-2024-0170
Bulk-suppressed and surface-sensitive Raman scattering by transferable plasmonic membranes with irregular slot-shaped nanopores
Wyss RM, Kewes G, Marabotti P, Koepfli SM, Schlichting K, Parzefall M, Bonvin E, Sarott MF, Trassin M, Oezkent M, Lu C, Gradwohl K, Perrault T, Habibova L, Marcelli G, Giraldo M, Vermant J, Novotny L, Frimmer M, Weber MC, Heeg S
Nature Communications 2024 15:1; 15; 10.1038/s41467-024-49130-2

2023

Strong coupling of monolayer WS2 excitons and surface plasmon polaritons in a planar Ag/WS2 hybrid structure
Zorn Morales N, Rühl DS, Sadofev S, Ligorio G, List-Kratochvil E, Kewes G, Blumstengel S
Phys. Rev. B; 108; 10.1103/PhysRevB.108.165426
Towards magneto-plasmonic functionality in a self-assembled device based on colloidal synthesis
Qodratipour S, Halim H, Rothe M, Kewes G, Lu Y, Benson O
physica status solidi (a); n/a; https://doi.org/10.1002/pssa.202300380
Optical Spectra of Plasmon–Exciton Core–Shell Nanoparticles: A Heuristic Quantum Approach
Stete F, Koopman W, Henkel C, Benson O, Kewes G, Bargheer M
ACS Photonics; 10; 10.1021/acsphotonics.2c01975
Proposal for a Tunable Room-Temperature Single-Photon Source Based on a Plasmonic Nanoantenna Driven by Inelastic Tunneling in the Coulomb Regime
Kewes G, Benson O
physica status solidi (a); n/a; https://doi.org/10.1002/pssa.202300366

2022

A Hahn-Ramsey scheme for dynamical decoupling of single solid-state qubits
Sadzak N, Carmele A, Widmann C, Nebel C, Knorr A, Benson O
Frontiers in Photonics; 3; 10.3389/fphot.2022.932944
Spatial mapping of bleaching in a metal-organic plasmon converter
Rothe M, Zhao Y, Halim H, Lu Y, Benson O
Opt. Continuum; 1; 10.1364/OPTCON.454911

2021

Axial Localization and Tracking of Self-interference Nanoparticles by Lateral Point Spread Functions
Liu Y, Zhou Z, Wang F, Kewes G, Wen S, Burger S, Wakiani ME, Xi P, Yang J, Yang X, Benson O, Jin D
Nature Communications; 12
Ground-state microwave-stimulated Raman transitions and adiabatic spin transfer in the 15N nitrogen vacancy center
Böhm F, Nikolay N, Neinert S, Nebel CE, Benson O
Phys. Rev. B; 104; 10.1103/PhysRevB.104.035201
Direct observation of the particle exchange phase of photons
Tschernig K, Müller C, Smoor M, Kroh T, Wolters J, Benson O, Busch K, Perez-Leija A
Nature Photonics; 15
Coherent interaction of atoms with a beam of light confined in a light cage
Davidson-Marquis F, Gargiulo J, Gómez-López E, Jang B, Kroh T, Müller C, Ziegler M, Maier SA, Kübler H, Schmidt MA, Benson O
Light: science & applications; 10

2020

Dispersion control in a near-infrared subwavelength resonator with a tailored hyperbolic metamaterial
Travkin E, Kiel T, Sadovef S, Kalusniak S, Busch K, Benson O
Optics Letters; 45; https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.397088
Real-time nanodiamond thermometry probing in vivo thermogenic responses
Fujiwara M, Sun S, Dohms A, Nishimura Y, Suto K, Takezawa Y, Oshimi K, Zhao L, Sadzak N, Umehara Y, Teki Y, Komatsu N, Benson O, Shikano Y, Kage-Nakadai E
Scientific Advances; 6; 10.1126/sciadv.aba9636
General and complete description of temporal photon correlations in cavity-enhanced spontaneous parametric down-conversion
Müller C, Ahlrichs A, Benson O
Physical Review A; 102; https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.102.053
Self-Assembly of Plasmonic Nanoantenna-Waveguide Structures for Subdiffractional Chiral Sensing
Rothe M, Zhao Y, Müller J, Kewes G, Koch CT, Lu Y, Benson O
ACS Nano; 15
An efficient, tunable, and robust source of narrow-band photon pairs at the 87Rb D1 line
Motolla R, Buser G, Müller C, Kroh T, Ahlrichs A, Ramelow S, Benson O, Treutlein P, Wolters J
Optics Express; 28
Hybrid integrated quantum photonic circuits
Elshaari AW, Pernice W, Srinivasan K, Benson O, Zwiller V
Nature Photonics; 14

2019

Very Large and Reversible Stark-Shift Tuning of Single Emitters in Layered Hexagonal Boron Nitride
Nikolay N, Mendelson N, Sadzak N, Bö}hm F, Trong T, Sontheimer B, Aharonovich I, Benson O
Phys. Rev. Applied; 11; 10.1103/PhysRevApplied.11.041001
On-chip integration of single solid-state quantum emitters with a SiO2 photonic platform
Böhm F, Nikolay N, Pyrlik C, Schlegel J, Thies A, Wicht A, Trä}nkle G, Benson O
New Journal of Physics; 21; 10.1088/1367-2630/ab1144
Quantitative Measurements of the pH-Sensitive Quantum Yield of Fluorophores in Mesoporous Silica Thin Films Using a Drexhage-Type Experiment
Özelci E, Rühle B, Weigert F, Lubotzky B, Kewes G, Resch-Genger U, Benson O
J. Phys. Chem. C; 123; https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b03917
Direct measurement of quantum efficiency of single-photon emitters in hexagonal boron nitride
Nikolay N, Mendelson N, Özelci E, Sontheimer B, Böhm F, Kewes G, Toth M, Aharonovich I, Benson O
Optica; 6; https://doi.org/10.1364/OPTICA.6.001084
Slow and fast single photons from a quantum dot interacting with the excited state hyperfine structure of the Cesium D1-line
Kroh T, Wolters J, Ahlrichs A, Schell AW, Thoma A, Reitzenstein S, Wildmann JS, Zallo E, Trotta R, Rastelli A, Schmidt OG, Benson O
Scientific Reports; 9; 10.1038/s41598-019-50062-x
Silver nanowires with optimized silica coating as versatile plasmonic resonators
Rothe M, Zhao Y, Kochovski Z, Sigle W, Aken P, Koch C, Ballauff M, Lu Y, Benson O
Scientific Reports; 9; 10.1038/s41598-019-40380-5
Integrated Thermal Silica Micro-Resonator Waveguide System With Ultra-Low Fluorescence
Pyrlik C, Schlegel J, Böhm F, Thies A, Krü}ger O, Benson O, Wicht A, Trä}nkle G
IEEE Photonics Technology Letters; 31; 10.1109/LPT.2019.2899943

2018

Coupling a Single Nitrogen-Vacancy Center in Nanodiamond to Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles
Sadzak N, Héritier M, Benson O
Scientific Reports; 8; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-26633
Photostable Molecules on Chip: Integrated Sources of Nonclassical Light
Lombardi P, Ovvyan O, Pazzagli S, Mazzamuto G, Kewes G, Neitzke O, Gruhler N, Benson O, Pernice W, Cataliotti F, Toninelli C
ACS Photonics; 5; 10.1021/acsphotonics.7b00521
Riesz-projection-based theory of light-matter interaction in dispersive nanoresonators
Zschiedrich L, Binkowski F, Nikolay N, Benson O, Kewes G, Burger S
Physical Review A
Heuristic Modeling of Strong Coupling in Plasmonic Resonators
Kewes G, Binkowski F, Burger S, Zschiedrich L, Benson O
ACS Photonics; 10.1021/acsphotonics.8b00766
Accurate placement of single nanoparticles on opaque conductive structures
Nikolay N, Sadzak N, Dohms A, Lubotzky B, Abudayyeh H, Rapaport R, Benson O
Applied Physics Letters; 113; 10.1063/1.5049082
All-optical control and super-resolution imaging of quantum emitters in layered materials
Kianinia M, Bradac C, Sontheimer B, Wang F, Tran TT, Nguyen M, Kim S, Xu Z, Jin D, Schell A, Lobo C, Aharanovich I, Toth M
Nature Communications; 9
Printed-circuit-board linear Paul trap for manipulating single nano- and microparticles
Partner H, Zoll J, Kuhlicke A, Benson O
Review of Scientific Instruments; 89; https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5007924

2017

Photodynamics of quantum emitters in hexagonal boron nitride revealed by low temperature spectroscopy
Sontheimer B, Braun M, Nikolay N, Sadzak N, Aharonovich I, Benson O
Physical Review B; 96; https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.96.1212
Limitations of Particle-Based Spasers
Kewes G, Herrmann K, Rodríguez-Oliveros R, Kuhlicke A, Benson O, Busch K
Phys. Rev. Lett.; 118
Heralded wave packet manipulation and storage of a frequency-converted pair photon at telecom wavelength
Kroh T, Ahlrichs A, Sprenger B, Benson O
Quantum Sci. Technol.; 2
"Flying Plasmons": Fabry-Pérot Resonances in Levitated Silver Nanowires
Schell AW, Kuhlicke A, Kewes G, Benson O
ACS Photonics; 4; 10.1021/acsphotonics.7b00526
Fiber-Coupled Diamond Micro-Waveguides toward an Efficient Quantum Interface for Spin Defect Centers
Fujiwara M, Neitzke O, Schröder T, Schell AW, Wolters J, Zheng J, Mouradian S, Almoktar M, Takeuchi S, Englund D, Benson O
ACS Omega; 2
Numerical assessment and optimization of discrete-variable time-frequency quantum key distribution
Rödiger J, Perlot N, Mottola R, Elschner R, Weinter C, Benson O, Freund R
Physical Review A; 95; 10.1103/PhysRevA.95.052312
Strong Coupling between Surface Plasmon Polaritons and Molecular Vibrations
Memmi H, Benson O, Sadofev S, Kalusniak S
PRL; 118

2016

A folded-sandwich polarization-entangled two-color photon pair source with large tuning capability for applications in hybrid quantum architectures
Dietz O, Müller C, Kreißl T, Herzog U, Kroh T, Ahlrichs A, Benson O
Applied Physics B; 122
Optimal quantum state identification with qudit-encoded unknown states
Herzog U
Physical Review A; 94
Wiring up pre-characterized single-photon emitters by laser lithography
Shi Q, Sontheimer B, Nikolay N, Schell AW, Fischer J, Naber A, Benson O, Wegener M
Scientific Reports; 6
A realistic fabrication and design concept for quantum gates based on single emitters integrated in plasmonic-dielectric waveguide structures
Kewes G, Schoengen M, Neitzke O, Lombardi P, Schö}nfeld R, Mazzamuto G, Schell AW, Probst J, Wolters J, Lö}chel B, Toninelli C, Benson O
Scientific Reports; 6; doi:10.1038/srep28877
Bright source of indistinguishable photons based on cavity-enhanced parametric down-conversion utilizing the cluster effect
Ahlrichs A, Benson O
Applied Physics Letters; 108

2015

Miniaturized Bragg-grating couplers for SiN-photonic crystal slabs
Barth C, Wolters J, Schell A, Probst J, Schoengen M, Lö}chel B, Kowarik S, Benson O
Optics Express; 23
Optimal measurements for the discrimination of quantum states with a fixed rate of inconclusive results
Herzog U
Physical Review; 91
Practical implementation and evaluation of a quantum-key-distribution scheme based on the time-frequency uncertainty
Leifgen M, Elschner R, Perlot N, Weinert C, Schubert C, Benson O
Physical Review A; 92
Coupled mode approach to square gradient Bragg reflection resonances in corrugated dielectric waveguides
Dietz O, Kewes G, Neitzke O, Benson O
Physical Review A; 92
Key components for nano-assembled plasmon-excited single molecule non-linear devices
Kewes G, Schoengen M, Mazzamuto G, Neitzke O, Schö}nfeld R, Schell AW, Probst J, Wolters J, Lö}chel B, Toninelli C, Benson O
arXiv
Micro-concave waveguide antenna for high photon extraction from nitrogen vacancy centers in nanodiamond
Rajasekharan R, Kewes G, Djalalian-Assl A, Ganesan K, Tomljenovic-Hanic S, McCallum J, Roberts A, Benson O, Prawer S
Scientific Reports; 5; 10.1038/srep12013
Investigation of Line Width Narrowing and Spectral Jumps of Single Stable Defect Centers in ZnO at Cryogenic Temperature
Neitzke O, Morfa A, Wolters J, Schell A, Kewes G, Benson O
Nano Letters; 15; 10.1021/nl504941q
Highly Efficient Coupling of Nanolight Emitters to a Ultra-wide Tunable Nanofibre Cavity
Schell A, Takashima H, Kamioka S, Oe Y, Fujiwara M, Benson O, Takeuchi S
Scientific Reports; 5
On-Demand Electrostatic Coupling of Individual Precharacterized Nano- and Microparticles in a Segmented Paul Trap
Kuhlicke A, Rylke A, Benson O
Nano Letters; 15

2014

Deterministic and robust entanglement of nitrogen-vacancy centers using low-Q photonic-crystal cavities
Wolters J, Kabuss J, Knorr A, Benson O
Physical Review A; 89
Laser-written parabolic micro-antennas for efficient photon collection
Schell A, Neumer T, Shi Q, Kaschke J, Fischer J, Wegener M, Benson O
Applied Physics Letters; 15; 10.1063/1.4903804
Threshold Limitations of the SPASER
Kewes G, Rodrigues-Oliveros R, Höfner K, Kuhlicke A, Benson O, Busch K
arXiv; 6
Numerical analysis of efficient light extraction with an elliptical solid immersion lens
Schell AW, Neumer T, Benson O
Optics Letters; 39
Nitrogen vacancy center fluorescence from a submicron diamond cluster levitated in a linear quadrupole ion trap
Kuhlicke A, Schell AW, Zoll J, Benson O
Applied Physics Letters; 105
A fully nanoscopic dielectric laser
Kewes G, Rodriguez-Oliveros R, Höfner K, Kuhlicke A, Benson O, Busch K
arXiv
Narrow-band single photon emission at room temperature based on a single nitrogen-vacancy center coupled to an all-fiber-cavity
Albrecht R, Bommer A, Pauly C, Mü}cklich F, Schell AW, Engel P, Schrö}der T, Benson O, Reichel J, Becher C
Applied Physics Letters; 105
Evaluation of nitrogen- and silicon-vacancy defect centres as single photon sources in quantum key distribution
Leifgen M, Schröder T, Gädeke F, Riemann R, Métillon V, Neu E, Hepp C, Arend C, Becher C, Lauritsen K
New Journal of Physics; 27
Tapered fiber coupling of single photons emitted by a deterministically positioned single nitrogen vacancy center
Liebermeister L, Petersen F, Münchow A, Burchardt D, Hermelbracht J, Tashima T, Schell AW, Benson O, Meinhardt T, Krueger A, Stiebeiner A, Rauschenbeutel A, Weinfurter H, Weber M
Applied Physics Letters; 104
Scanning Single Quantum Emitter Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging: Quantitative Analysis of the Local Density of Photonic States
Schell AW, Engel P, Werra JFM, Wolff C, Busch K, Benson O
Nano Letters; 14
Broadband linear high-voltage amplifier for radio frequency ion traps
Kuhlicke A, Palis K, Benson O
Review of Scientific Instruments; 3

2013

In Situ Observation of Plasmon Tuning in a Single Gold Nanoparticle during Controlled Melting
Kuhlicke A, Schietinger S, Matyssek C, Busch K, Benson O
Nano Letters; 13; 10.1021/nl400232r
Three-dimensional quantum photonic elements based on single nitrogen vacancy-centres in laser-written microstructures
Schell AW, Kaschke J, Fischer J, Henze R, Wolters J, Wegener M, Benson O
Scientific Reports; 3; doi:10.1038/srep01577
Temperature independent tuning of whispering gallery modes in a cryogenic environment
Henze R, Ward J, Benson O
Optics Express; 21; http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.21.000675
Observation of the Quantum Zeno Effect on a Single Solid State Spin
Wolters J, Strauß M, Schönfeld RS, Benson O
Phys. Rev. A; 88
A monolithic polarization-independent frequency-filter system for filtering of photon pairs
Ahlrichs A, Berkemeier C, Sprenger B, Benson O
Applied Physics Letters; 103
Integrated multichannel photon timing instrument with very short dead time and high throughput
Wahl M, Röhlicke T, Rahn H, Erdmann R, Kell G, Ahlrichs A, Kernbach M, Schell AW, Benson O
Review of Scientific Instruments; 84
Probing the local density of states in three dimensions with a scanning single quantum emitter
Schell A, Engel P, Benson O
arXiv; 84
Fine-tuning of whispering gallery modes in on-chip silica microdisk resonators within a full spectral range
Henze R, Pyrlik C, Thies A, Ward JM, Wicht A, Benson O
Applied Physics Letters; 102
Design and numerical optimization of an easy-to-fabricate photon-to-plasmon coupler for quantum plasmonics
Kewes G, Schell AW, Henze R, Schö}nfeld RS, Burger S, Busch K, Benson O
Applied Physics Letters; 102
Thermo-optical response of photonic crystal cavities operating in the visible spectral range
Wolters J, Nikolay N, Schoengen M, Schell AW, Probst J, Lö}chel B, Benson O
IOPScience Nanotechnology; 9
Measurement of the ultrafast diffusion of optical spectral lines of nitrogen vacancy centers in nanosize diamonds using correlation interferometry
Wolters J, Sadzak N, Schell AW, Schroeder T, Benson O
Physical Review Letters; 110

2012

Optimal state discrimination with a fixed rate of inconclusive results: Analytical solutions and relation to state discrimination with a fixed error rate
Herzog U
Physical Review A; 86
Incoherent photon conversion in selectively infiltrated hollow-core photonic crystal fibers for single photon generation in the near infrared
Jiang P, Schroeder T, Barth M, Lesnyak V, Gaponik N, Eychmü}ller A, Benson O
Optics Express; 20
Single-photon emission from single InGaAs/GaAs quantum dots grown by droplet epitaxy at high substrate temperature
Benyoucef M, Zuerbig V, Reithmaier JP, Kroh T, Schell AW, Aichele T, Benson O
Nanoscale Research Letters; 7
Silica-coated Au/Ag nanorods with tunable surface plasmon bands for nanoplasmonics with single particles
Wu S, Schell AW, Lublow M, Kaiser J, Aichele T, Schietinger S, Polzer F, Kü}hn S, Guo X, Benson O, Ballauff M, Lu Y
Colloid and Polymer Science
Measuring the quantum nature of light with a single source and a single detector
Steudle GA, Schietinger S, Höckel D, Dorenbos SN, Zadeh IE, Zwiller V, Benson O
Physical Review A; 86
A nanodiamond-tapered fiber system with high single-mode coupling efficiency
Schroeder T, Fujiwara M, Noda T, Zhao H, Benson O, Takeuchi S
Optics Express; 20
Coupling of single nitrogen-vacancy defect centers in diamond nanocrystals to optical antennas and photonic crystal cavities
Wolters J, Kewes G, Schell AW, Nü}sse N, Schoengen M, Lö}chel B, Hanke T, Bratschitsch R, Leitenstorfer A, Aichele T, Benson O
Phys. Status Solidi B; 249
Integrated and compact fiber-coupled single-photon system based on nitrogen-vacancy centers and gradient-index lenses
Schroeder T, Engel P, Schmidt E, Benson O
Optics Letters; 37

2011

WGM microresonators: sensing, lasing and fundamental optics with microspheres
Ward J, Benson O
Laser & Photonics Reviews; 5
Fiber-Integrated Diamond-Based Single Photon Source
Schröder T, Schell AW, Kewes G, Aichele T, Benson O
Nano Letters; 11
Single defect centers in diamond nanocrystals as quantum probes for plasmonic nanostructures
Schell AW, Kewes G, Hanke T, Leitenstorfer A, Bratschitsch R, Benson O, Aichele T
Opt. Express; 19
Ultrabright and efficient single-photon generation based on nitrogen-vacancy centres in nanodiamonds on a solid immersion lens
Schröder T, Gaedeke F, Banholzer MJ, Benson O
New Journal of Physics; 13
Experimental optimal maximum-confidence discrimination and optimal unambiguous discrimination of two mixed single-photon states
Steudle GA, Knauer S, Herzog U, Stock E, Haisler VA, Bimberg D, Benson O
Physical Review A; 83
An ultrafast quantum random number generator with provably bounded output bias based on photon arrival time measurements
Wahl M, Leifgen M, Berlin M, Rö}hlicke T, Rahn H, Benson O
Applied Physics Letters; 98
Direct measurement of heralded single-photon statistics from a parametric down-conversion source
Höckel D, Koch L, Benson O
Physical Review A; 83
Tuning whispering gallery modes using internal aerostatic pressure
Henze R, Seifert T, Ward J, Benson O
Optics Letters; 36
Assembly of hybrid photonic architectures from nanophotonic constituents
Benson O
Nature; 480
A scanning probe-based pick-and-place procedure for assembly of integrated quantum optical hybrid devices
Schell AW, Kewes G, Schröder T, Wolters J, Aichele T, Benson O
Review of Scientific Instruments; 82

2010

Entangled Photons from a Light-Emitting Diode
Benson O
ChemPhysChem; 11
Generalized measurements for optimally discriminating two mixed states and their linear-optical implementation
Herzog U, Benson O
Journal of Modern Optics; 57
Nanoassembled Plasmonic-Photonic Hybrid Cavity for Tailored Light-Matter Coupling
Barth M, Schietinger S, Fischer S, Becker J, Nü}sse N, Aichele T, Lö}chel B, Sö}nnichsen C, Benson O
Nano Letters; 10
An alignment-free fiber-coupled microsphere resonator for gas sensing applications
Gregor M, Pyrlik C, Henze R, Wicht A, Peters A, Benson O
Applied Physics Letters; 96
Electromagnetically induced transparency in cesium vapor with probe pulses on the single photon level
Hö}ckel D, Benson O
Physical Review Letters; 105
Enhancement of the zero phonon line emission from a single nitrogen vacancy center in a nanodiamond via coupling to a photonic crystal cavity
Wolters J, Schell AW, Kewes G, Nü}sse N, Schoengen M, Dö}scher H, Hannappel T, Lö}chel B, Barth M, Benson O
Applied Physics Letters; 97
An ultranarrow bandpass filter system for single-photon experiments in quantum optics
Höckel D, Martin E, Benson O
Review of Scientific Instruments; 81
Nanoassembled Plasmonic-Photonic Hybrid Cavity for Tailored Light-Matter Coupling
Barth M, Schietinger S, Fischer S, Becker J, Nü}sse N, Aichele T, Lö}chel B, Sö}nnichsen C, Benson O
Nano Letters; 10
Plasmon-Enhanced Upconversion in Single NaYF4:Yb3+/Er3+ Codoped Nanocrystals
Schietinger S, Aichele T, Wang H, Nann T, Benson O
Nano Letters; 10
Controlled coupling of NV defect centers to plasmonic and photonic nanostructures
Barth M, Schietinger S, Schröder T, Aichele T, Benson O
Journal of Luminescence; 130

2009

Statistics of Narrow-Band Single Photons for Quantum Memories Generated by Ultrabright Cavity-Enhanced Parametric Down-Conversion
Scholz M, Koch L, Benson O
Physical Review Letters; 102
A robust phase-locked diode laser system for EIT experiments in Cesium
Höckel D, Scholz M, Benson O
Applied Physics B; 94
On-demand positioning of a preselected quantum emitter on a fiber-coupled toroidal microresonator
Gregor M, Henze R, Schrö}der T, Benson O
Applied Physics Letters; 95; http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3243989
Discrimination of two mixed quantum states with maximum confidence and minimum probability of inconclusive results
Herzog U
Phys. Rev. A; 79
Coupling single NV-centres to high-Q whispering gallery modes of a pre-selected frequency-matched microresonators
Schietinger S, Benson O
Journal of Physics B; 42
Controlled coupling of a single-diamond nanocrystal to a photonic crystal cavity
Barth M, Nüsse N, Löchel B, Benson O
Optics Letters; 34
Observation of size-dependence in multi-color upconversion in single Yb3+Er3+ codoped NaYF4 nanocrystals
Schietinger S, Menezes LdS, Lauritzen B, Benson O
Nano Letters; 9
Analytical treatment of spectral properties and signal\textendashidler intensity correlations for a double-resonant optical parametric oscillator far below threshold
Scholz M, Koch L, Benson O
Optics Communications; 282
Electromagnetically induced transparency experiments in cesium vapor\textemdashTowards single photon operation
Hö}ckel D, Scholz M, Benson O
AIP Conference Proceedings; 1110
Ultra-Narrow Bandwidth Spectral Filtering for Long Range Free-Space Quantum Key Distribution at Daytime
Hö}ckel D, Koch L, Martin E, Benson O
Optics Letters; 34
Single-mode operation of a high-brightness narrow-band single-photon source
Scholz M, Koch L, Ullmann R, Benson O
Applied Physics Letters; 94
A hybrid approach towards nanophotonic devices with enhanced functionality
Barth M, Stingl J, Kouba J, Nü}sse N, Lö}chel B, Benson O
physica status solidi (b); 246
Soft-landing and optical characterization of a preselected single fluorescent particle on a tapered optical fiber
Gregor M, Kuhlicke A, Benson O
Optics Express; 17
Plasmon-Enhanced Single Photon Emission from a Nanoassembled Metal-Diamond Hybrid Structure at Room Temperature
Schietinger S, Barth M, Aichele T, Benson O
Nano Letters; 9

2008

Cavity (Q)ED with microsphere resonators
Mazzei A, Menezes LdS, Gö}tzinger S, Sandoghdar V, Benson O
Proceedings of SPIE; 6872
Semiconductor Quantum Bits
One-by-One Coupling of Single Defect Centers in Nanodiamonds to High-Q Modes of an Optical Microresonator
Schietinger S, Schrö}der T, Benson O
Nano Letters; 8
Emission properties of high-Q silicon nitride photonic crystal heterostructure cavities
Barth M, Nü}sse N, Stingl J, Lö}chel B, Benson O
Applied Physics Letters; 93
Preparation and Application of Functionalized Photonic Crystal Fibres
Bartelt H, Kirchhof J, Kobelke J, Schuster K, Schwuchow A, Mö}rl K, Rö}pke U, Leppert J, Lehmann H, Smolka S, Barth M, Benson O, Taccheo S, D'Andrea C
Erratum: Optimum unambiguous identification of d unknown pure qudit states [Phys. Rev. A 78, 032320 (2008)]
Herzog U, Bergou JA
Phys. Rev. A; 78
Theory of biphoton generation in a single-resonant optical parametric oscillator far below threshold
Herzog U, Scholz M, Benson O
Physical Review A (Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics); 77
Optimum unambiguous identification of d unknown pure qudit states
Herzog U, Bergou JA
Phys. Rev. A; 78

2007

Narrow-band single photons from a single-resonant optical parametric oscillator far below threshold
Scholz M, Wolfgramm F, Herzog U, Benson O
Applied Physics Letters; 91
Controlled Coupling of Counterpropagating Whispering-Gallery Modes by a Single Rayleigh Scatterer: A Classical Problem in a Quantum Optical Light
Mazzei A, Gö}tzinger S, Menezes LdS, Zumofen G, Benson O, Sandoghdar V
Physical Review Letters; 99
Non-classical light emission from a single electrically driven quantum dot
Scholz M, Bü}ttner S, Benson O, Toropov AI, Bakarov AK, Kalagin AK, Lochmann A, Stock E, Schulz O, Hopfer F, Haisler VA, Bimberg D
Opt. Express; 15
Optimum unambiguous discrimination of two mixed states and application to a class of similar states
Herzog U
Phys. Rev. A; 75
Selectively coated photonic crystal fiber for highly sensitive fluorescence detection
Smolka S, Barth M, Benson O
Applied Physics Letters; 90
Electrically driven quantum dot single photon source
Lochmann A, Stock E, Schulz O, Hopfer F, Bimberg D, Haisler VA, Toropov AI, Bakarov AK, Scholz M, Bü}ttner S, Benson O
physica status solidi (c); 4
InP/GaInP Quantum Dots as Single-Photon Sources for Quantum Information Processing
Aichele T, Scholz M, Benson O
Proceedings of the IEEE; 95
Highly efficient fluorescence sensing with hollow core photonic crystal fibers
Smolka S, Barth M, Benson O
Opt. Express; 15
Modification of visible spontaneousemission with silicon nitride photoniccrystal nanocavities
Barth M, Kouba J, Stingl J, Lö}chel B, Benson O
Opt. Express; 15
Preparation and application of functionalized photonic crystal fibres
Bartelt H, Kirchhof J, Kobelke J, Schuster K, Schwuchow A, Mö}rl K, Rö}pke U, Leppert J, Lehmann H, Smolka S, Barth M, Benson O, Taccheo S, D'Andrea C
physica status solidi (a); 204
Single Photons from Single Quantum Dots \textemdash New Light for Quantum Information Processing
Scholz M, Aichele T, Benson O

2006

Interaction of photonic crystals with nanoscopic particles: towards novel (bio)sensing techniques
Barth M, Benson O
Proceedings of SPIE; 6182
Non-Classical Light from Artificial Atoms
Aichele T, Scholz M, Ramelow S, Benson O
Controlled Photon Transfer between Two Individual Nanoemitters via Shared High-Q Modes of a Microsphere Resonator
Gö}tzinger S, Menezes LdS, Mazzei A, Kü}hn S, Sandoghdar V, Benson O
Nano Letters; 6
Ultrafine luminescent structures through nanoparticle self-assembly
Prabhakaran K, Gö}tzinger S, Shafi KV, Mazzei A, Schietinger S, Benson O
Nanotechnology; 17
Influence of a controllable scatterer on the lasing properties of an ultralow threshold Raman microlaser
Mazzei A, Krauter H, Benson O, Gö}tzinger S
Applied Physics Letters; 89
Deutsch-Jozsa Algorithm Using Triggered Single Photons from a Single Quantum Dot
Scholz M, Aichele T, Ramelow S, Benson O
Physical Review Letters; 96
Manipulation of dielectric particles using photonic crystal cavities
Barth M, Benson O
Applied Physics Letters; 89
Verschränkung auf Knopfdruck
Benson O
Physik Journal; 4 / 2006
Programmable quantum-state discriminators with simple programs
Bergou JA, Bu{ž}}ek V, Feldman E, Herzog U, Hillery M
Phys. Rev. A; 73

2005

Single-photon generation and simultaneous observation of wave and particle properties
Aichele T, Herzog U, Scholz M, Benson O
AIP Proceedings; 705
Multiplexed quantum cryptography with single InP quantum dots
Aichele T, Zwiller V, Scholz M, Reinaudi G, Persson J, Benson O
Proceedings of SPIE; 5723
Optimal unambiguous filtering of a quantum state: An instance in mixed state discrimination
Bergou JA, Herzog U, Hillery M
Phys. Rev. A; 71
Optimum unambiguous discrimination of two mixed quantum states
Herzog U, Bergou JA
Phys. Rev. A; 71
Optimization of prism coupling to high-Q modes in a microsphere resonator using a near-field probe
Mazzei A, Gö}tzinger S, Menezes LdS, Sandoghdar V, Benson O
Optics Communications; 250
Growth of single quantum dots on preprocessed structures: Single photon emitters on a tip
Zwiller V, Aichele T, Hatami F, Masselink WT, Benson O
Applied Physics Letters; 86

2004

Minimum-error discrimination between a pure and a mixed two-qubit state
Herzog U
Journal of Optics B: Quantum and Semiclassical Optics; 6
Single-photon Fourier spectroscopy of excitons and biexcitons in single quantum dots
Zwiller V, Aichele T, Benson O
Phys. Rev. B; 69
Visible single-photon generation from semiconductor quantum dots
Aichele T, Zwiller V, Benson O
New Journal of Physics; 6
Quantum optics with single quantum dot devices
Zwiller V, Aichele T, Benson O
New Journal of Physics; 6
CdSe/CdS/ZnS and CdSe/ZnSe/ZnS Core-Shell-Shell Nanocrystals
Talapin DV, Mekis I, Gö}tzinger S, Kornowski A, Benson O, Weller H
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B; 108
Distinguishing mixed quantum states: Minimum-error discrimination versus optimum unambiguous discrimination
Herzog U, Bergou JA
Phys. Rev. A; 70
Three-photon cascade from single self-assembled InP quantum dots
Persson J, Aichele T, Zwiller V, Samuelson L, Benson O
Phys. Rev. B; 69
Investigation of Energy Transfer between CdTe Nanocrystals on Polystyrene Beads and Dye Molecules for FRET-SNOM Applications
Mü}ller F, Gö}tzinger S, Gaponik N, Weller H, Mlynek J, Benson O
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B; 108
Separating cascaded photons from a single quantum dot: Demonstration of multiplexed quantum cryptography
Aichele T, Reinaudi G, Benson O
Phys. Rev. B; 70
Nanoparticles and microspheres: tools to study the interaction of quantum emitters via shared optical modes
Menezes LdS, Gö}tzinger S, Mazzei A, Sandoghdar V, Benson O
Proceedings of SPIE; 5333
Confocal microscopy and spectroscopy of nanocrystals on a high-Q microsphere resonator
Gö}tzinger S, Menezes LdS, Benson O, Talapin DV, Gaponik N, Weller H, Rogach AL, Sandoghdar V
Journal of Optics B: Quantum and Semiclassical Optics; 6
Scanning near-field optical studies of photonic devices
Sandoghdar V, Buchler BC, Kramper P, Gö}tzinger S, Benson O, Kafesaki M

2003

From unambiguous quantum state discrimination to quantum state filtering
Bergou JA, Herzog U, Hillery M
Fortschritte der Physik; 51
Single CdSe quantum dots for high-bandwidth single-photon generation
Aichele T, Zwiller V, Benson O, Akimov I, Henneberger F
J. Opt. Soc. Am. B; 85
Quantum Filtering and Discrimination between Sets of Boolean Functions
Bergou JA, Herzog U, Hillery M
Phys. Rev. Lett.; 90
Generating visible single photons on demand with single InP quantum dots
Zwiller V, Aichele T, Seifert W, Persson J, Benson O
Applied Physics Letters; 82
Controlled coupling of a single emitter to a single mode of a microsphere: where do we stand?
Gö}tzinger S, Menezes LdS, Mazzei A, Benson O, Talapin DV, Gaponik N, Weller H, Rogach AL, Sandoghdar V
Proceedings of SPIE; 4969
Highly Emissive Colloidal CdSe/CdS Heterostructures of Mixed Dimensionality
Talapin DV, Koeppe R, Gö}tzinger S, Kornowski A, Lupton JM, Rogach AL, Benson O, Feldmann J, Weller H
Nano Letters; 3
Minimum-error strategy for discriminating between subsets of nonorthogonal quantum states
Herzog U, Bergou JA
Fortschritte der Physik; 51

2002

Triggered single photons and entangled photons from a quantum dot microcavity
Pelton M, Santori C, Solomon G, Benson O, Yamamoto Y
The European Physical Journal D - Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics; 18
Minimum-error discrimination between subsets of linearly dependent quantum states
Herzog U, Bergou JA
Phys. Rev. A; 65
Influence of a sharp fiber tip on high-Q modes of a microsphere resonator
Gö}tzinger S, Benson O, Sandoghdar V
Opt. Lett.; 27

2001

Mapping and manipulating whispering gallery modes of a microsphere resonator with a near-field probe
Gö}tzinger S, Demmerer S, Benson O, Sandoghdar V
Journal of Microscopy; 202
Towards controlled coupling between a high-Q whispering-gallery mode and a single nanoparticle
Gö}tzinger S, Benson O, Sandoghdar V
Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics; 73
Quantum State Reconstruction of the Single-Photon Fock State
Lvovsky A, Hansen H, Aichele T, Benson O, Mlynek J, Schiller S
Phys. Rev. Lett.; 87

2000

Simultaneous Coulomb blockade for electrons and holes in p-n junctions: observation of Coulomb staircase and turnstile operation
Benson O, Kim J, Kan H, Yamamoto Y
Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures; 8
Regulated and Entangled Photons from a Single Quantum Dot
Benson O, Santori C, Pelton M, Yamamoto Y
Phys. Rev. Lett.; 3

1999

A single-photon turnstile device
Kim J, Benson O, Kan H, Yamamoto Y
Nature; 397
Master-equation model of a single-quantum-dot microsphere laser
Benson O, Yamamoto Y
Phys. Rev. A; 59

1998

Single-photon turnstile device: simultaneous Coulomb blockade for electrons and holes
Kim J, Benson O, Kan H, Yamamoto Y
Semiconductor Science and Technology; 13
Entangled Atoms in Micromaser Physics
Englert B, Lö}ffler M, Benson O, Varcoe B, Weidinger M, Walther H
Fortschritte der Physik; 46
From Maser to Mazer
Benson O, Weidinger M, Lö}ffler M, Walther H
Fortschritte der Physik; 46

1997

Dynamics of the Micromaser Field
Raithel G, Benson O, Walther H
Atomic Interferometry in the Micromaser and Statistical Properties of the Micromaser Field
Benson O, Weidinger M, Raithel G, Walther H
Journal of Modern Optics; 44

1996

Photonenzählen im Resonator
Benson O, Raithel G, Walther H
Physikalische Blä}tter; 52
Dynamics of the Micromaser Field
Raithel G, Benson O, Walther H
Laser Physics; 6
Quantum Jumps and Ramsey Interferometry in the Micromaser
Benson O, Raithel G, Walther H

1995

Rubidium Rydberg atoms in strong fields
Benson O, Raithel G, Walther H
Atomic Interferometry with the Micromaser
Raithel G, Benson O, Walther H
Phys. Rev. Lett.; 75
From coherent to noise-induced microwave ionization of Rydberg atoms
Benson O, Buchleitner A, Raithel G, Arndt M, Mantegna RN, Walther H
Phys. Rev. A; 51

1994

Quantum jumps of the micromaser field: Dynamic behavior close to phase transition points
Benson O, Raithel G, Walther H
Phys. Rev. Lett.; 37