• 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