Abstract
We propose a new approach to single-photon sources based on metamaterials with hyperbolic dispersion. Highly directional emission and dramatic reduction in spontaneous-emission lifetime due to the singularity in density-of-states leads to an ideal photon gun.
© 2009 Optical Society of America
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