Collective and individual emissions from In0.5Ga0.5As quantum dots (QDs) in single-defect photonic crystal nanocavities are investigated. When the cavity mode is collectively excited by the QD ensemble, a pair of dipolelike modes with definite linear polarizations is shown. Under low excitations, single-exciton emission lines are resolved. The power dependence of individual QD emissions reveals a nearly tenfold light enhancement for on-resonance QDs. The polarization state of each individual QD is also investigated. It is found that an individual dot could excite either a pure dipole mode or a mixture of both dipole modes. This behavior can be attributed to the random distribution of QDs in the nanocavity.
Published in:
Journal of Applied Physics
(Volume:98
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Issue:
3
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Date of Publication:
Aug 2005
- Page(s):
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034306
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034306-4
- ISSN :
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0021-8979
- Digital Object Identifier :
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10.1063/1.1953885
- Product Type:
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Journals & Magazines
- Date of Current Version :
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18 June 2009
- Issue Date :
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Aug 2005