Title :
Controlling spontaneous emission rate in solid state for quantum information science
Author :
Englund, Dirk ; Fattal, David ; Waks, Edo ; Vuckovic, Jelena
Author_Institution :
Edward L. Ginzton Lab., Stanford Univ., CA, USA
Abstract :
We enhance and suppress the excitonic lifetime of an InAs quantum dot (QD) by modifying its alignment with a resonance cavity in a photonic crystal slab. The QD/cavity system has applications in quantum information science.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; cavity resonators; excitons; indium compounds; microcavities; photonic crystals; quantum electrodynamics; quantum optics; semiconductor quantum dots; spontaneous emission; InAs; InAs quantum dot excitonic lifetime; QD-cavity system; excitonic lifetime enhancement; excitonic lifetime suppression; photonic crystal slab; quantum information science; resonance cavity; solid state; spontaneous emission rate control; Finite difference methods; Gallium arsenide; Information science; Photonic crystals; Quantum dots; Resonance; Solid state circuits; Spontaneous emission; Stimulated emission; Time domain analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1548798
