Cavity lifetime control by slow-light and nonlinear effects

Patricio Grinberg (1) , Philippe Hamel (1) , Maia Brunstein (1) , Kamel Bencheikh (1) , Alejandro M. Yacomotti (1) , Juan Ariel Levenson (1) , Yannick Dumeige (2)

1 LPN - Laboratoire de photonique et de nanostructures
2 FOTON - Fonctions Optiques pour les Technologies de l'informatiON

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.

Mots clés: Photonic crystal nanocavity; Optical bistability; Population oscillations; Slow-light; Cavity lifetime

Domaines: Optique [physics.optics]

Patricio Grinberg, Philippe Hamel, Maia Brunstein, Kamel Bencheikh, Alejandro M. Yacomotti, et al.. Cavity lifetime control by slow-light and nonlinear effects. SPIE Photonics West - OPTO 2013, Feb 2013, San Francisco, United States. pp.86361I, ⟨10.1117/12.2009986⟩. ⟨hal-01149490⟩