Spontaneous lifetime control in a native-oxide-apertured microcavity

Authors
Graham, LA Huffaker, DL Deppe, DG
Citation
La. Graham et al., Spontaneous lifetime control in a native-oxide-apertured microcavity, APPL PHYS L, 74(17), 1999, pp. 2408-2410
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
00036951 → ACNP
Volume
74
Issue
17
Year of publication
1999
Pages
2408 - 2410
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6951(19990426)74:17<2408:SLCIAN>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
Spontaneous lifetime control is demonstrated using very small apertured mic rocavities, with quantum-dot light emitters used to obtain electronic confi nement within the aperture. A factor of 2.3 increase in the averaged sponta neous emission rate is achieved due to the optical confinement. The enhance ment/inhibition ratio of the spontaneous emission rate tracks the optical m ode size and spectral response of the apertured microcavity. (C) 1999 Ameri can Institute of Physics. [S0003-6951(99)01817-3].