Title :
Weak coupling interactions of silicon photonic crystals with lead sulphide nanocrystals at room temperature
Author :
Bose, Ranojoy ; Chatterjee, Rohit ; Yang, Xiaodong ; Gao, Jie ; Wong, Chee Wei
Author_Institution :
Optical Nanostructures Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Optical Nanostructures Laboratory, Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics Columbia University, 500 W 120th Street, NY 10027, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate weak coupling interactions of silicon photonic crystals with PbS nanocrystals at room temperature. Coupling is verified through cold-cavity integrated waveguide measurements, with polarization extinction of 1.7 and emission enhancements that match simulations.
Keywords :
Fiber lasers; Nanocrystals; Optical coupling; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Silicon; Temperature; Tunable circuits and devices; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431352