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Cavity lifetime control by slow-light and nonlinear effects

P. Grinberg, Philippe Hamel, Maia Brunstein, Kamel Bencheikh, Alejandro M. Giacomotti, Ariel Levenson, Yannick Dumeige

Published Mar 6, 2013• 0 citations

Abstract

We show both theoretically and experimentally that the lifetime of an active semiconductor photonic crystal nanocavity is enhanced thanks to the combination of two cooperative effects: slow light propagation based on coherent-population-oscillation effect and optical bistability. In particular we develop an analytical analysis enabling us to clearly show the physical mechanisms producing the enhancement of the cavity lifetime.

DOI: 10.1117/12.2009986

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