DocumentCode
444175
Title
Fast spontaneous emission and slow light propagation in photonic crystals
Author
Baba, Toshihiko
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Yokohama Nat. Univ., Japan
Volume
1
fYear
2005
fDate
22-27 May 2005
Firstpage
458
Abstract
Two unique phenomena in photonic crystals are presented. One is the Purcell effect, which essentially enhances the spontaneous emission rate. The other is the slow light which is flexibly controlled by the photonic band engineering.
Keywords
light propagation; photonic band gap; photonic crystals; spontaneous emission; Purcell effect; fast spontaneous emission; photonic band engineering; photonic crystal; slow light propagation; spontaneous emission rate; Lighting control; Optical control; Optical propagation; Photonic crystals; Radiative recombination; Semiconductor waveguides; Slabs; Slow light; Spontaneous emission; Temperature;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN
1-55752-796-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/QELS.2005.1548815
Filename
1548815
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