Control of spontaneous emission dynamics in microcavities with chiral exceptional surfaces
Q. Zhong, A. Hashemi, Ş. K. Özdemir, R. El-Ganainy
Abstract
The authors show how chiral exceptional surfaces can be used to tune the spontaneous emission rate from a single quantum emitter inside an optical microcavity, from total suppression to a two fold enhancement compared to a similar cavity operating at a diabolic point.
Topics & Concepts
Spontaneous emissionPhysicsQuantumAmplified spontaneous emissionCommon emitterDynamics (music)Quantum dotStimulated emissionOptoelectronicsMaterials scienceEmission spectrumQuantum opticsOpticsPurcell effectSuperradianceAtomic physicsQuantum mechanicsLight emissionCondensed matter physicsField electron emissionMolecular physicsNeural Networks and Reservoir ComputingPhotonic Crystals and ApplicationsPhotonic and Optical Devices