Emission polarization control in semiconductor quantum dots coupled to a photonic crystal microcavity

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 13301-13308

  Gallardo, E ^a   Martinez L J ^b   Nowak, A K ^a   Van Der Meulen, H P ^a   Calleja, J M ^a   Tejedor, C ^a   Prieto, I ^b   Granados, D ^b   Taboada, A G ^b   Garcia J M ^b   Postigo, P A ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE MICROELECTRÓNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROCAVITIES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; POLARIZATION;

CAVITY MODE; CONTINUOUS CONTROL; DETUNINGS; LINEAR POLARIZATION; LINEARLY POLARIZED EMISSION; OPTICAL EMISSIONS; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL MICROCAVITIES; POLARIZATION ANGLE; POLARIZATION CONTROL; QUANTUM DOT; SINGLE PHOTON EMITTERS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 77953587112     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.013301     Document Type: Article

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