Title :
Critically coupling a 5.1 nm thick J-aggregate layer to a single dielectric mirror, resulting in an effective peak absorption constant of 6.9 x 106 cm−1
Author :
Tischler, Jonathan R. ; Bradley, M. Scott ; Bulovic, Vladimir
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA
Abstract :
A 5.1 nm thick film of high oscillator strength J-aggregated dye, which gives rise to strong optical coupling, critically couples to a single dielectric mirror, absorbing 97% of incident light (effective absorption coefficient of 6.9 times 106 cm-1).
Keywords :
integrated optics; mirrors; optical couplers; J-aggregate layer; dielectric mirror; high oscillator strength J-aggregated dye; incident light; optical coupling; Absorption; Dielectric devices; Dielectric thin films; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Mirrors; Optical coupling; Optical devices; Optical films; Optical resonators; Reflectivity; (000.0000) General; (040.0040) Detectors; (230.0230) Optical devices; (240.0240) Optics at Surfaces;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628383
