Shaking optical nanocavities
Surface acoustic waves can actively modulate the optical mode of a photonic crystal defect cavity. Fast tuning rates, compared with the typical lifetimes of optical emitters and photons inside the cavity, pave the way for deeper insights into cavity quantum electrodynamics.
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Nature photonics 2011-09, Vol.5 (10), p.574-576 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Surface acoustic waves can actively modulate the optical mode of a photonic crystal defect cavity. Fast tuning rates, compared with the typical lifetimes of optical emitters and photons inside the cavity, pave the way for deeper insights into cavity quantum electrodynamics. |
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| ISSN: | 1749-4885 1749-4893 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/nphoton.2011.221 |