The quest for all-optical signal processing is generally deemed to be impractical because
optical nonlinearities are usually weak. The emerging field of nonlinear photonic crystals …

Silicon photonics could enable a chip-scale platform for monolithic integration of optics and
microelectronics for applications of optical interconnects in which high data streams are …

Photonic cavities that strongly confine light are finding applications in many areas of physics
and engineering, including coherent electron–photon interactions, ultra-small filters,, low …

High-quality factor (Q) photonic nanocavities that strongly confine photons in volumes of
optical-wavelength dimension are attracting much attention in various fields, including …

We have demonstrated efficient production of triggered single photons by coupling a single
semiconductor quantum dot to a three-dimensionally confined optical mode in a micropost …

Possible future changes in Arctic sea ice cover and thickness, and consequent changes in
the ice-albedo feedback, represent one of the largest uncertainties in the prediction of future …

Since the advent of quantum mechanics and the clear demonstration of the existence
of'matter waves', physicists have never failed to take advantage of concepts and theoretical …

We propose an ultrahigh quality factor (Q) photonic crystal slab nanocavity created by the
local width modulation of a line defect. We show numerically that this nanocavity has an …

We have fabricated photonic crystal nanocavity lasers, based on a high-quality factor design
that incorporates fractional edge dislocations. Lasers with InGaAsP quantum well active …

We have realized photonic crystal lasers that permit the introduction of analyte within the
peak of the optical field of the lasing mode. We have explored the design compromises for …