Exciton-polaritons and nanoscale cavities in photonic crystal slabs
Year: 2005
Authors: Andreani L.C., Gerace D., Agio M.
Autors Affiliation: Univ Pavia, Dipartimento Fis Alessandro Volta, I-27100 Pavia, Italy.
Abstract: Recent theoretical work on exciton-light coupling in waveguide-embedded photonic crystals is reviewed. After a short description of the theory of photonic crystal slabs, the following issues are discussed: (i) a quantum-mechanical formulation of the interaction between photonic modes and quantum-well excitons, leading to a description of photonic crystal polaritons; (ii) calculations of variable-angle reflectance spectra, which show that radiative polaritons can be excited by an optical beam incident on the slab surface; (iii) a description of nanoscale cavities with extremely high Q-factors and low mode volumes in photonic crystal slabs; (iv) a quantum-mechanical model of the interaction between confined nanocavity modes and single quantum-dot transitions, leading again to a strong-coupling regime of light-matter interaction.
Journal/Review: PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI B-BASIC SOLID STATE PHYSICS
Volume: 242 (11) Pages from: 2197 to: 2209
KeyWords: Distributed-feedback Microcavities; Single Quantum-dot; Wave-guides; Semiconductor Microcavities; 2nd-harmonic Generation; Spontaneous Emission; Room-temperature; Coupling Regime; Band-structure; NanocavityDOI: 10.1002/pssb.200560970ImpactFactor: 0.836Citations: 17data from “WEB OF SCIENCE” (of Thomson Reuters) are update at: 2024-11-24References taken from IsiWeb of Knowledge: (subscribers only)
