Cavity quantum electrodynamics and lasing oscillation in single quantum dot-photonic crystal nanocavity coupled systems

Yasuhiko Arakawa, Satoshi Iwamoto, Masahiro Nomura, Aniwat Tandaechanurat, Yasutomo Ota

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Abstract

Our recent advances in solid-state cavity quantum electrodynamics and lasing oscillation in single quantum dot (QD)-photonic crystal (PhC) nanocavity coupled systems are discussed. These include the fabrication of high-quality 2-D PhC nanocavities $(Q 50 000)$, which enabled the generation of spontaneous two-photon emission from a single QD, and the realization of lasing oscillation with single QD gain in the strong coupling regime. Moreover, we have fabricated high-quality 3-D PhC nanocavities $(Q \sim 38 500)$, which have facilitated the realization of both lasing oscillation and the Purcell effect. Lasing oscillation in a 1-D PhC nanobeam cavity with gain produced by a few QDs has also been demonstrated.

Original languageEnglish
Article number6218747
Pages (from-to)1818-1829
Number of pages12
JournalIEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics
Volume18
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cavity quantum electrodynamics (cavity-QED)
  • nanophotonics
  • photonic crystal (PhC)
  • quantum dot (QD)

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ceramics and Composites
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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