Design of photonic crystal microcavities for cavity QED.
We discuss the optimization of optical microcavity designs based on two-dimensional photonic crystals for the purpose of strong coupling between the cavity field and a single neutral atom trapped within a hole. We present numerical predictions for the quality factors and mode volumes of localized defect modes as a function of geometric parameters, and discuss some experimental challenges related to the coupling of a defect cavity to gas-phase atoms.
Vucković
Jelena
J
California Institute of Technology, Mail Code 136-93, Pasadena, California 91125, USA.
Loncar
Marko
M
Mabuchi
Hideo
H
Scherer
Axel
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