Title :
Spontaneous emission rate enhancement using gold nanorods
Author :
Kumar, Nikhil R. ; Messer, Kevin ; Eggleston, Michael ; Wu, Ming C. ; Yablonovitch, Eli
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
We present a 7nm bare InGaAsP quantum well coupled to a gold nanorod. Photoluminescence measurements show an increased spontaneous emission rate of at least 4.5× without sacrificing efficiency.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; gold; indium compounds; nanophotonics; nanorods; semiconductor quantum wells; spontaneous emission; InGaAsP; gold nanorods; photoluminescence measurements; quantum well; size 7 nm; spontaneous emission rate enhancement; Antennas; Gold; Light emitting diodes; Measurement by laser beam; Modulation; Semiconductor lasers; Spontaneous emission;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Burlingame, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0731-5
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2012.6358770