Exciton-polaritons and nanoscale cavities in photonic crystal slabs

Anno: 2005

Autori: Andreani L.C., Gerace D., Agio M.

Affiliazione autori: Univ Pavia, Dipartimento Fis Alessandro Volta, I-27100 Pavia, Italy.

Abstract: Recent theoretical work on exciton-light coupling in waveguide-embedded photonic crystals is reviewed. After a short description of the theory of photonic crystal slabs, the following issues are discussed: (i) a quantum-mechanical formulation of the interaction between photonic modes and quantum-well excitons, leading to a description of photonic crystal polaritons; (ii) calculations of variable-angle reflectance spectra, which show that radiative polaritons can be excited by an optical beam incident on the slab surface; (iii) a description of nanoscale cavities with extremely high Q-factors and low mode volumes in photonic crystal slabs; (iv) a quantum-mechanical model of the interaction between confined nanocavity modes and single quantum-dot transitions, leading again to a strong-coupling regime of light-matter interaction.

Giornale/Rivista: PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI B-BASIC SOLID STATE PHYSICS

Volume: 242 (11)      Da Pagina: 2197  A: 2209

Parole chiavi: Distributed-feedback Microcavities; Single Quantum-dot; Wave-guides; Semiconductor Microcavities; 2nd-harmonic Generation; Spontaneous Emission; Room-temperature; Coupling Regime; Band-structure; Nanocavity
DOI: 10.1002/pssb.200560970

Citazioni: 17
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