Investigation of the Purcell effect in photonic crystal cavities with a 3D Finite Element Maxwell Solver

Optical and Quantum Electronics

Volumn 39, Issue 4-6, 2007, Pages 341-352

  Römer, Friedhard ^a   Witzigmann, Bernd ^a   Chinellato, Oscar ^a   Arbenz, Peter ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Finite element method; Green's function; Microcavity; Photonic crystal; Purcell effect

Indexed keywords

FABRICATED CAVITIES; HIGH QUALITY FACTOR; LOCAL DENSITY OF OPTICAL STATES (LDOS); PROBLEM SIZE; PURCELL EFFECT; SPATIAL CONSTRICTION;

CAVITATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GREEN'S FUNCTION; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

EID: 36048951045     PISSN: 03068919     EISSN: 1572817X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11082-007-9089-1     Document Type: Article

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