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Spontaneous emission from semiconductor nanocrystals in coupled spherical microcavities

  • Yu P. Rakovich
  • , M. Gerlach
  • , A. L. Bradley
  • , J. F. Donegan
  • , J. Boland
  • , T. Connolly
  • , M. Przyjalgowski
  • , A. Ryder
  • , N. Gaponik
  • , A. L. Rogach

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Abstract

We report on the coherent coupling of whispering gallery modes (WGM) in a photonic molecule formed from two melamine-formaldehyde spherical microcavities coated with a thin shell of light-emitting CdTe nanocrystals (NCs). Utilizing different excitation conditions the splitting of the WGM resonances originating from bonding and anti-bonding branches of the photonic states is observed and fine structure consisting of very sharp peaks resulting from lifting of the WGM degeneracy has been detected. Time-resolved measurements showed a slight increase in the spontaneous emission rate of NCs in a photonic molecule when compared to the spontaneous emission rate for NCs coating a single microsphere. © 2005 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)858-861
JournalPhysica Status Solidi C: Conferences
Volume2
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2005
Externally publishedYes

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