• DocumentCode
    2966907
  • Title

    Small-signal modulation bandwidth of Purcell-enhanced nanocavity light emitters

  • Author

    Lau, Erwin K. ; Tucker, Rodney S. ; Wu, Ming C.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    2-15 Aug. 2008
  • Firstpage
    317
  • Lastpage
    318
  • Abstract
    We present a new analysis of the modulation bandwidth of nanocavity light emitters. The modulation bandwidth is enhanced by the Purcell effect, but only if the device is operated below threshold. The maximum Purcell-enhanced 3-dB bandwidth scales inversely with the modal volume.
  • Keywords
    electro-optical modulation; laser cavity resonators; nanophotonics; Purcell-enhanced nanocavity light emitters; laser modualtion; modulation bandwidth; small-signal modulation bandwidth; Bandwidth; Charge carrier density; Computer networks; Information analysis; Light emitting diodes; Optical modulation; Semiconductor lasers; Spontaneous emission; Steady-state; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Nano-Optoelectronics Workshop, 2008. i-NOW 2008. International
  • Conference_Location
    Shonan Village
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2656-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/INOW.2008.4634561
  • Filename
    4634561