Photonic crystal microcavities for cavity quantum electrodynamics with a single quantum dot
- 14 April 2003
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 82 (15) , 2374-2376
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1567824
Abstract
We propose a planar photonic crystal microcavity design specially tailored for cavity quantum electrodynamics with a single quantum dot emitter embedded in semiconductor. With quality factor up to 45 000, mode volume smaller than a cubic optical wavelength in material, and electric field maximum located in the high-refractive index region at the cavity center, this design can enable both strong coupling and lasing with a single quantum dot exciton. The achievable range of the quality factor to mode volume ratios and the feasible fabrication of the proposed structure make it favorable to other semiconductor microcavities.Keywords
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