Title :
Shaping spontaneous emission from a single quantum dot into a narrow beam pattern
Author :
Zhu, Lei ; Annamalai, Muthiah ; Stelmakh, Nikolai ; Vasilyev, Michael
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA
Abstract :
We experimentally observe directional spontaneous emission with angular half-width of ~10 degrees from a single CdSe/ZnS quantum dot positioned in a slit nanoaperture surrounded by periodic corrugations.
Keywords :
cadmium compounds; optical pulse shaping; quantum dot lasers; zinc compounds; CdSe-ZnS; angular half-width; narrow beam pattern; periodic corrugations; shaping spontaneous emission; single quantum dot; slit nanoaperture; Quantum dots; Spontaneous emission; (050.6624) Subwavelength structures; (240.6690) Surface waves; (999.9999) Quantum dots;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
