Title :
Purcell factor enhanced scattering efficiency in silicon nanocrystal doped micro-cavities
Author :
Kippenberg, T.J. ; Tschebotareva, A. ; Kalkman, J. ; Polman, A. ; Vahala, K.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
Scattering induced by nano-particles in a microcavity is investigated for the case of silicon nanocrystal doped microtoroids and a significant enhancement of scattering into the originally doubly-degenerate cavity eigenmodes is found, exceeding >99.42%.
Keywords :
eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; elemental semiconductors; light scattering; micro-optics; microcavities; nanostructured materials; optical resonators; Si; doubly-degenerate cavity; eigenmodes; microcavity; nano-particles; silicon nanocrystal doped microtoroid; Absorption; Microcavities; Nanocrystals; Optical resonators; Optical scattering; Particle scattering; Q factor; Resonance light scattering; Silicon; Whispering gallery modes;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1548675
