Cover Picture: Spontaneous Emission Control in Micropillar Cavities Containing a Fluorescent Molecular Dye (Adv. Mater. 6/2006) |
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| Authors: | A&#x;M Adawi A Cadby L&#x;G Connolly W‐C Hung R Dean A Tahraoui A&#x;M Fox A&#x;G Cullis D Sanvitto M&#x;S Skolnick D&#x;G Lidzey |
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| Affiliation: | A. M. Adawi,A. Cadby,L. G. Connolly,W.‐C. Hung,R. Dean,A. Tahraoui,A. M. Fox,A. G. Cullis,D. Sanvitto,M. S. Skolnick,D. G. Lidzey |
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| Abstract: | The cover depicts a micropillar microcavity containing a fluorescent organic dye, Lumogen Red, the fabrication of which is described on p. 742 by Lidzey and co‐workers. The optical confinement resulting from the low‐dimensionality of the pillar results in a number of effects, including an enhancement in spontaneous‐emission rate. This process is confirmed using time‐resolved scanning near‐field optical microscopy. Such structures are of interest in the development of new types of low‐threshold lasers and single‐photon light sources for quantum cryptography. |
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| Keywords: | Dyes Microcavities Photoluminescence Photonic devices Quantum emitters |
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