Optical modes in oxide-apertured micropillar cavities.
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چکیده
We present a detailed experimental characterization of the spectral and spatial structure of the confined optical modes for oxide-apertured micropillar cavities, showing good-quality Hermite-Gaussian profiles, easily mode-matched to external fields. We further derive a relation between the frequency splitting of the transverse modes and the expected Purcell factor. Finally, we describe a technique to retrieve the profile of the confining refractive index distribution from the spatial profiles of the modes.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Optics letters
دوره 37 22 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012