Title :
Macroscopic kerr rotation from a bright negatively charged quantum dot in a low-Q micropillar cavity
Author :
Androvitsaneas, P. ; Young, A.B. ; Schneider, C. ; Hofling, S. ; Kamp, M. ; Harbord, E. ; Rarity, J.G. ; Oulton, R.
Author_Institution :
H.H. Wills Phys. Lab., Univ. of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Abstract :
We report the measurement of macroscopic phase shifts of several degrees for reflected incident light resonant with a bright negatively charged quantum dot (QD) in a micropillar structure of Q-factor less than 200.
Keywords :
Q-factor; light reflection; micro-optics; microcavities; optical Kerr effect; optical phase shifters; optical rotation; optical variables measurement; quantum dots; quantum optics; bright negatively charged quantum dot; low-Q micropillar cavity; macroscopic Kerr rotation; macroscopic phase shift measurement; reflected incident light resonant; Cavity resonators; Faraday effect; Phase measurement; Photonics; Q-factor; Quantum dots; Trions;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
