Propagation loss in photonic crystal waveguides embedding InAs/GaAs quantum dots determined by direct spectral imaging

Lorenzo Scarpelli; Ben Lang; Francesco Masia; Daryll Beggs; Egor Muljarov; Andrew B. Young; Ruth Oulton; Sven Höfling; Christian Schneider; Wolfgang Langbein

doi:10.1117/12.2510478

27 February 2019 Propagation loss in photonic crystal waveguides embedding InAs/GaAs quantum dots determined by direct spectral imaging

Lorenzo Scarpelli, Ben Lang, Francesco Masia, Daryll Beggs, Egor Muljarov, Andrew B. Young, Ruth Oulton, Sven Höfling, Christian Schneider, Wolfgang Langbein

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Proceedings Volume 10916, Ultrafast Phenomena and Nanophotonics XXIII; 1091617 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2510478
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2019, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

We determine the propagation loss of GaAs photonic crystal waveguides by spectral imaging of the spontaneous emission from the embedded InAs/GaAs quantum dots. The results are compared with the loss obtained by imaging the near field of the out-of-plane radiation of the waveguide mode propagating within the light cone. From the corresponding far field, we furthermore measure the mode wavevector, from which we determine the waveguide dispersion. Additionally, we show that spectral imaging allows to determine the relative efficiencies of the couplers. Using the same experiment, and detailed photonic simulations, we have determined the beta factor and the directionality of the emission of the QDs, finding beta factors up to 99% and high directionalities.

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Lorenzo Scarpelli, Ben Lang, Francesco Masia, Daryll Beggs, Egor Muljarov, Andrew B. Young, Ruth Oulton, Sven Höfling, Christian Schneider, and Wolfgang Langbein "Propagation loss in photonic crystal waveguides embedding InAs/GaAs quantum dots determined by direct spectral imaging", Proc. SPIE 10916, Ultrafast Phenomena and Nanophotonics XXIII, 1091617 (27 February 2019); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2510478

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