Title :
Dynamics of spontaneous emission controlled by local density of states in photonic crystals
Author :
Lodahl, Peter ; Nikolaev, Ivan S. ; Van Driel, A. Floris ; Vos, Willem L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Commun, Opt., & Mater., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby
Abstract :
We have measured time-resolved spontaneous emission from quantum dots in 3D photonic crystals. Due to the spatially dependent local density of states, the distribution of decay rates varies strongly with the photonic crystal lattice parameter.
Keywords :
II-VI semiconductors; optical lattices; photonic crystals; quantum optics; semiconductor quantum dots; spontaneous emission; wide band gap semiconductors; 3D photonic crystal lattice parameter; CdSe; decay rates distribution; quantum dots; spatially dependent local density-of-states; time-resolved spontaneous emission dynamics; Atom optics; Atomic measurements; Communication system control; Crystalline materials; Lattices; Optical control; Photonic crystals; Quantum dots; Spontaneous emission; Stimulated emission; (250.5230); (270.0270); (270.5580);
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4629137
