Title :
Highly anisotropic decay rate of single quantum dots in photonic crystal membranes
Author :
Wang, Q. ; Stobbe, S. ; Thyrrestup, H. ; Hofmann, H. ; Kamp, M. ; Friess, B. ; Worschech, L. ; Schlereth, T. ; Hofling, S. ; Lodahl, P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Photonics Eng., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
We have measured the variation of the spontaneous emission rate with polarization for self-assembled single quantum dots in two-dimensional photonic crystal membranes, and obtained a maximum anisotropy factor of 6 between the decay rates of the two nondegenerate bright states.
Keywords :
Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Biomembranes; Electromagnetic wave polarization; Elementary particle vacuum; Geometrical optics; Optical polarization; Optical sensors; Phase change materials; Photonic crystals; Quantum dots;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
