Title :
Near-infrared microcavities confined by two-dimensional photonic bandgap crystals
Author :
Smith, J.M. ; Benisty, H. ; Labilloy, D. ; Oesterle, U. ; Houdre, R. ; Krauss, T.F. ; De La Rue, R.M. ; Weisbuch, C.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Group, Glasgow Univ., UK
fDate :
2/4/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Measurements are presented of hexagonal cavities confined by 2D photonic bandgap boundaries etched in an AlGaAs laser-like waveguide heterostructure. The nominal cavity volumes vary between 0.6 and 1.9 μm3. The photoluminescence of quantum dots embedded in the heterostructure directly probes the cavity horizontal modes and resonances and quality factors of Q≃1000 are observed
Keywords :
aluminium compounds; AlGaAs; AlGaAs waveguide heterostructure; hexagonal cavity; horizontal mode; near-infrared microcavity; photoluminescence; quality factor; quantum dot; resonance; two-dimensional photonic bandgap crystal;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19990157
