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Probing Purcell enhancement and photon collection efficiency of InAs quantum dots at nodes of the cavity electric field

Matthew Jordan1,2, Petros Androvitsaneas1,2, Rachel N. Clark1,2, Aristotelis Trapalis3, Ian Farrer3,4, Wolfgang Langbein5, and Anthony J. Bennett1,2,5,*

  • 1School of Engineering, Cardiff University, Queen's Buildings, The Parade, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
  • 2Translational Research Hub, Maindy Road, Cardiff CF24 4HQ, United Kingdom
  • 3Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Sheffield, Mappin Steet, Sheffield S1 3JD, United Kingdom
  • 4EPSRC National Epitaxy Facility, University of Sheffield, Broad Lane, Sheffield S3 7HQ, United Kingdom
  • 5School of Physics and Astronomy, Cardiff University, Queen's Buildings, The Parade, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom

  • *Corresponding author: BennettA19@cardiff.ac.uk
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Phys. Rev. Research 6, L022004 – Published 4 April, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.6.L022004

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The interaction of excitonic transitions with confined photonic modes enables tests of quantum physics and design of efficient optoelectronic devices. Here we study how key metrics such as Purcell factor, β factor, and collection efficiency are determined by the non-cavity modes that exist in real devices, taking the well-studied micropillar cavity as an example. Samples with dots at different positions in the cavity field allow us to quantify the effect of the non-cavity modes and show that the zero-phonon line and the phonon-assisted emission into the cavity mode HE11 is suppressed by positioning dots at the field node.

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Phys. Rev. Research 6, L022004– Published 4 April, 2024
  • Received 12 October 2023
  • Revised 22 December 2023
  • Accepted 16 January 2024
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