Photonic Crystals and Microdisks

Based on multiple constructive/destructive interference photonic crystals allow shaping of the flow of light and to capture light in cavitities. Also, we investigate other photonic resonators like optical microdisks.

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On-demand indistinguishable and entangled photons at telecom frequencies using tailored cavity designs

D. Bauch, D. Siebert, K. Jöns, J. Förstner, S. Schumacher, (2023).

Polarization Conversion Effect in Biological and Synthetic Photonic Diamond Structures

X. Wu, F.L. Rodríguez-Gallegos, M.-C. Heep, B. Schwind, G. Li, H.-O. Fabritius, G. von Freymann, J. Förstner, Advanced Optical Materials 6 (2018) 1800635.

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Tailored UV Emission by Nonlinear IR Excitation from ZnO Photonic Crystal Nanocavities

S.P. Hoffmann, M. Albert, N. Weber, D. Sievers, J. Förstner, T. Zentgraf, C. Meier, ACS Photonics 5 (2018) 1933–1942.

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Fabrication and characterization of two-dimensional cubic AlN photonic crystal membranes containing zincblende GaN quantum dots

S. Blumenthal, M. Bürger, A. Hildebrandt, J. Förstner, N. Weber, C. Meier, D. Reuter, D.J. As, Physica Status Solidi (c) 13 (2016) 292–296.

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Phase sensitive properties and coherent manipulation of a photonic crystal microcavity

W. Quiring, B. Jonas, J. Förstner, A.K. Rai, D. Reuter, A.D. Wieck, A. Zrenner, Optics Express 24 (2016) 20672–20684.

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Simulation of Planar Photonic Resonators

S. Declair, J. Förstner, in: A.H.W. Choi (Ed.), Handbook of Optical Microcavities, Pan Stanford Publishing Pte. Ltd., 2014.

Whispering gallery modes in zinc-blende AlN microdisks containing non-polar GaN quantum dots

M. Bürger, M. Ruth, S. Declair, J. Förstner, C. Meier, D.J. As, Applied Physics Letters 102 (2013) 081105.

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Cubic GaN quantum dots embedded in zinc-blende AlN microdisks

M. Bürger, R.M. Kemper, C.A. Bader, M. Ruth, S. Declair, C. Meier, J. Förstner, D.J. As, Journal of Crystal Growth 378 (2013) 287–290.

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Photonic crystal waveguides intersection for resonant quantum dot optical spectroscopy detection

X. Song, S. Declair, T. Meier, A. Zrenner, J. Förstner, Optics Express 20 (2012) 14130–14136.

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Simulation of Mutual Coupling of Photonic Crystal Cavity Modes and Semiconductor Quantum Dots

S. Declair, X. Song, T. Meier, J. Förstner, in: THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP 2011, AIP, 2011, pp. 123–125.

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Numerical investigation of the coupling between microdisk modes and quantum dots

S. Declair, T. Meier, J. Förstner, Physica Status Solidi (c) 8 (2011) 1254–1257.

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Numerical analysis of coupled photonic crystal cavities

S. Declair, T. Meier, A. Zrenner, J. Förstner, Photonics and Nanostructures - Fundamentals and Applications 9 (2011) 345–350.

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Tuning quantum-dot based photonic devices with liquid crystals

K.A. Piegdon, S. Declair, J. Förstner, T. Meier, H. Matthias, M. Urbanski, H.-S. Kitzerow, D. Reuter, A.D. Wieck, A. Lorke, C. Meier, Optics Express 18 (2010).

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Self-assembled quantum dots in a liquid-crystal-tunable microdisk resonator

K.A. Piegdon, M. Offer, A. Lorke, M. Urbanski, A. Hoischen, H.-S. Kitzerow, S. Declair, J. Förstner, T. Meier, D. Reuter, A.D. Wieck, C. Meier, Physica E: Low-Dimensional Systems and Nanostructures 42 (2010) 2552–2555.

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Anticrossing of Whispering Gallery Modes in microdisk resonators embedded in an anisotropic environment

S. Declair, C. Meier, T. Meier, J. Förstner, Photonics and Nanostructures - Fundamentals and Applications 8 (2010) 273–277.

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Anticrossing of Whispering Gallery Modes in Microdisk Resonators Embedded in a Liquid Crystal

J. Förstner, S. Declair, C. Meier, T. Meier, in: Theoretical and Computational Nanophotonics Tacona-Photonics, 2009, pp. 60–62.

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Coupling Dynamics of Quantum Dots in a Liquid-Crystal-Tunable Microdisk Resonator

J. Förstner, C. Meier, K. Piegdon, S. Declair, A. Hoischen, M. Urbanski, T. Meier, H.-S. Kitzerow, in: Advances in Optical Sciences Congress, OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2009), paper NTuC2, 2009.

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Electromagnetic field structure and normal mode coupling in photonic crystal nanocavities

C. Dineen, J. Förstner, A.R. Zakharian, J.V. Moloney, S.W. Koch, Optics Express 13 (2005).

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Light Propagation and Many-Particle Effects in Semiconductor Nanostructures

J. Förstner, Light Propagation and Many-Particle Effects in Semiconductor Nanostructures, 2004.

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