Enhanced Spontaneous Emission by Quantum Boxes in a Monolithic Optical Microcavity
Abstract
Semiconductor quantum boxes (QB's) are well suited to cavity quantum electrodynamic experiments in the solid state because of their sharp emission. We study by time-resolved photoluminescence InAs QB's placed in the core of small-volume and high-finesse GaAs/AlAs pillar microresonators. A spontaneous emission rate enhancement by a factor of up to 5 is selectively observed for the QB's which are on resonance with one-cavity mode. We explain its magnitude by considering the Purcell figure of merit of the micropillars and the effect of the random spatial and spectral distributions of the QB's.
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The pulsed RF technique is more critically needed for QDs with large Purcell factors where the reduced radiative lifetime approaches the time jitter.
“We note that the pulsed RF technique is more critically needed for QDs with large Purcell factors where the reduced radiative lifetime approaches the time jitter [11,15].”
From On-Demand Single Photons with High Extraction Efficiency and Near-Unity Indistinguishability from a Resonantly Driven Quantum Dot in a Micropillar (2016) · cites this paper as [11]
Under π pulse excitation, single photons have been deterministically generated with a single-photon purity of 98.8(2)% and indistinguishability of 97(2)%.
“Under π pulse excitation, single photons have been deterministically generated with a single-photon purity of 98.8(2)% and indistinguishability of 97(2)%.”
From On-Demand Single Photons with High Extraction Efficiency and Near-Unity Indistinguishability from a Resonantly Driven Quantum Dot in a Micropillar (2016) · cites this paper as [11]
The planar cavity structure used in Ref. [11] allowed only ∼6% of generated single photons collected by the first lens.
“However, the planar cavity structure used in Ref. [11] has allowed only ∼6% of the generated single photons collected by the first lens.”
From On-Demand Single Photons with High Extraction Efficiency and Near-Unity Indistinguishability from a Resonantly Driven Quantum Dot in a Micropillar (2016) · cites this paper as [11]
By s-shell resonant laser excitation on a single QD with picosecond laser pulses, near-background-free resonance fluorescence has been obtained and allowed observation of Rabi oscillations.
“By s-shell resonant laser excitation on a single QD with picosecond laser pulses, near-background-free resonance fluorescence (RF) has been obtained and allowed the observation of Rabi oscillations [11].”
From On-Demand Single Photons with High Extraction Efficiency and Near-Unity Indistinguishability from a Resonantly Driven Quantum Dot in a Micropillar (2016) · cites this paper as [11]
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- Authors
- Gérard, J., Sermage, B., Gayral, B., Legrand, B., Costard, E., & Thierry-Mieg, V.
- Affiliations
- Orange (France) (FR)
- Venue
- Physical Review Letters
- Publisher
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Published
- 1998-08
- Volume
- 81
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 1110-1113
- ISSN
- 0031-9007 (ISSN-L)
- 1079-7114
- OpenAlex
- W2079450756
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- FWCI
- 22.76
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- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Physical Review Letters (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Strong Light-Matter Interactions
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Photonic and Optical Devices
- Keywords
- quantum boxes, spontaneous emission enhancement, cavity quantum electrodynamics, optical microcavities, InAs quantum dots, GaAs/AlAs, Purcell effect, time-resolved photoluminescence, high-finesse resonators
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