We propose a compact high-intensity room-temperature source of entangled photons based on the efficient second-order process of two-photon spontaneous emission from electrically pumped semiconductor quantum wells in a photonic microcavity. Two-photon emission rate in room-temperature semiconductor devices is determined solely by the carrier density, regardless of the residual one-photon emissio...

The emission enhancement of sound without electronic components has wide applications in a variety of remote systems, especially when highly miniaturized (smaller than wavelength) structures can be used. The recent advent of acoustic metamaterials has made it possible to realize this. In this study, we propose, design, and demonstrate a new class of acoustic cavity using a double-walled metamat...

Needs in more-efficient visible light sources based on quantum wells (QWs) requires the diversification of traditional optoelectronics’ materials as well as development of the cost-effective approaches for reliable quantum confinement engineering. Interdiffusion approach has a great potential to become a simple method for controlling the optical properties of QWs and diminishing the quantum con...

We study theoretically the light scattering from trimers of metal nanowires, with emphasis on the occurrence of multiple surface-plasmon resonances, showing that such resonances can be exploited to achieve twofold-enhanced fluorescence from a single molecule placed in the nanotrimer gaps, even if excitation and emission frequencies are separated. Pump enhancement stems from the local field enha...

Fluorescence line shapes and cooperative spontaneous emission in disordered one-dimensional molecular aggregates are calculated using closed expressions derived by applying the method of optimal fluctuation. A simple scaling relation Ls ∼ ωs is established between the low temperature disorder-induced Stokes shift ωs and the superradiance enhancement factor Ls. Scaling of the Stokes shift with a...

Nanoantennae show potential for photosynthesis research for two reasons; first by spatially confining light for experiments which require high spatial resolution, and second by enhancing the photon emission of single light-harvesting complexes. For effective use of nanoantennae a detailed understanding of the interaction between the nanoantenna and the light-harvesting complex is required. Here...

We present detailed calculations of the mode structure of distributed-Bragg-reflector micropost microcavities. Two methods are used: a first-principles, finite-difference time-domain model, and an approximate, heuristic model based on the separation of variables. We calculate modal quality factors, as well as enhancement of spontaneous emission rates, from single quantum dots in the microcaviti...