Structures with periodically modulated refractive index are frequently discussed under the classification of photonic crystals. Recently, much attention has been paid to these types of structures for a large variety of applications such as the inhibition or enhancement of spontaneous emission, ultra-low threshold lasers, compact optical circuits, light-emitting diodes with increased efficiency and novel optical waveguides. Using structures that exhibit a photonic bandgap (PBG), it has been shown that high-Q, small modal volume microcavities can be created. Advances in semiconductor fabrication technology have made it possible to make semiconductor PBG microcavities for optical wavelengths.


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    Title :

    Microcavities, photonic bandgaps and applications to lasers and optical communications


    Contributors:
    Lee, R.K. (author) / Xu, Y. (author) / Yariv, A. (author)


    Publication date :

    1999-01-01


    Size :

    211890 byte





    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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