Broadband Purcell enhanced emission dynamics of quantum dots in linear photonic crystal waveguides

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Laucht, A ^a,b   Gunthner T ^a,c   Putz S ^a   Saive, R ^a   Frederick S ^a,d   Hauke, N ^a   Bichler, M ^a   Amann, M C ^a   Holleitner, A W ^a   Kaniber, M ^a   Finley, J J ^a  

^a WALTER SCHOTTKY INSTITUT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^d NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENHANCED EMISSION; GAAS; GUIDED MODES; INGAAS QUANTUM DOTS; OUT-OF-PLANE; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE INTENSITIES; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL WAVEGUIDE; PURCELL FACTOR; QUANTUM DOTS EMITTING; SELF-ASSEMBLED; SINGLE-PHOTON SOURCE; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION DYNAMICS; TIME-RESOLVED PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; WAVEGUIDE MODE;

DYNAMICS; GUIDED ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; LASER OPTICS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; WAVEGUIDES;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 84870917213     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4764923     Document Type: Article

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