Title :
Fast spontaneous emission and slow light propagation in photonic crystals
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Yokohama Nat. Univ., Japan
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;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1548815
