Highly anisotropic decay rates of single quantum dots in photonic crystal membranes.
We have measured the variation of the spontaneous emission rate with polarization for self-assembled single quantum dots in two-dimensional photonic crystal membranes. We observe a maximum anisotropy factor of 6 between the decay rates of the two bright exciton states. This large anisotropy is attributed to the substantially different projected local density of optical states for differently oriented dipoles in the photonic crystal.
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DTU Fotonik, Department of Photonics Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Ørsteds Plads 343, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark. qinw@fotonik.dtu.dk
Stobbe
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Thyrrestrup
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Hofmann
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Kamp
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Schlereth
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Höfling
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Lodahl
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