Title :
Directive emission from high-Q photonic crystal cavities through band folding
Author :
Combrié, Sylvain ; Tran, Nguyen-Vi-Quynh ; De Rossi, A.
Author_Institution :
Thales Res. & Technol., Palaiseau, France
Abstract :
A new design is proposed for tailoring the farfield of high-Q photonic crystal nanocavities. We achieved experimentally a six-fold improvement of the collection efficiency. This will improve single photon sources based on photonic crystals considerably.
Keywords :
photonic crystals; spontaneous emission; band folding; directive emission; high-Q photonic crystal cavity; photonic crystal nanocavity; single photon source; Electrodynamics; Lattices; Lighting control; Microcavities; Near-field radiation pattern; Personal communication networks; Photonic crystals; Photonics Society; Q factor; Spontaneous emission; (050.5298); (140.3300); (140.3948); (270.5580);
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