Control of the spontaneous emission from a single quantum dash using a slow-light mode in a two-dimensional photonic crystal on a Bragg reflector

Journal Article · Wed Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 2009 · Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVB.80.045315· OSTI ID:21287048

Chauvin, N; Fiore, A ^[1]; Nedel, P; Seassal, C; Ben Bakir, B; Letartre, X; Gendry, M; Viktorovitch, P ^[2]

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1. COBRA Research Institute, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, NL-5600 MB Eindhoven (Netherlands)
2. Universite de Lyon, Institut des Nanotechnologies de Lyon (INL), UMR CNRS 5270, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, 36 Avenue Guy de Collongue, F-69134 Ecully (France)

We demonstrate the coupling of a single InAs/InP quantum, emitting around 1.55 {mu}m, to a slow-light mode in a two-dimensional photonic crystal on Bragg reflector. These surface addressable 2.5D photonic crystal band-edge modes present the advantages of a vertical emission and the mode area and localization may be controlled, leading to a less critical spatial alignment with the emitter. An increase in the spontaneous emission rate by a factor of 1.5-2 is measured at low temperature and is compared to the Purcell factor predicted by three-dimensional time-domain electromagnetic simulations.

• OSTI ID: 21287048
• Journal Information: Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, Vol. 80, Issue 4; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.80.045315; (c) 2009 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1098-0121
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
BRAGG REFLECTION
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EMISSION
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INDIUM PHOSPHIDES
QUANTUM DOTS
SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS
SIMULATION
SURFACES
THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
TWO-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS