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Photonic molecules and spectral engineering
This chapter reviews the fundamental optical properties and applications of
pho-tonic molecules (PMs) - photonic structures formed by electromagnetic
coupling of two or more optical microcavities (photonic atoms). Controllable
interaction between light and matter in photonic atoms can be further modified
and en-hanced by the manipulation of their mutual coupling. Mechanical and
optical tunability of PMs not only adds new functionalities to
microcavity-based optical components but also paves the way for their use as
testbeds for the exploration of novel physical regimes in atomic physics and
quantum optics. Theoretical studies carried on for over a decade yielded novel
PM designs that make possible lowering thresholds of semiconductor microlasers,
producing directional light emission, achieving optically-induced transparency,
and enhancing sensitivity of microcavity-based bio-, stress- and
rotation-sensors. Recent advances in material science and nano-fabrication
techniques make possible the realization of optimally-tuned PMs for cavity
quantum electrodynamic experiments, classical and quantum information
processing, and sensing.Comment: A review book chapter: 29 pages, 19 figure
Effect of sidewall passivation in BCl3/N2 inductively coupled plasma etching of two-dimensional GaAs photonic crystals
The effect of surface passivation in BCl3/N-2 inductively coupled plasma reactive-ion etching of GaAs-based photonic crystals (PhCs) was investigated. It is shown that sidewall passivation is crucial for achieving cylindrical, vertical PhC holes, where the exact shape of the hole is controlled via the N-2 content in the plasma composition. The achieved quality of PhC membrane cavities was established by optical characterization of such cavities incorporating site-controlled quantum wires as integrated light source. (C) 2009 American Vacuum Society. [DOI:10.1116/1.3205004
Phonon-mediated coupling of InGaAs/GaAs quantum-dot excitons to photonic crystal cavities
We demonstrate that the emission characteristics of site-controlled InGaAs/GaAs single quantum dots embedded in photonic crystal slab cavities correspond to single confined excitons coupled to cavity modes, unlike previous reports of similar systems based on self-assembled quantum dots. By using polarization-resolved photoluminescence spectroscopy at different temperatures and a theoretical model, we show that the exciton-cavity interaction range is limited to the phonon sidebands. Photon-correlation and pump-power dependence experiments under nonresonant excitation conditions further establish that the cavity is fed only by a single exciton. © 2011 American Physical Society