This is a review on theoretical and experimental studies on dielectric microcavities, which
play a significant role in fundamental and applied research. The basic concepts and theories …

The recent development of techniques to produce optical semiconductor cavities of very
high quality has prepared the stage for observing cavity quantum-electrodynamic effects in …

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 …

Cavity quantum electrodynamics, the study of coherent quantum interactions between the
electromagnetic field and matter inside a resonator, has received attention as both a test bed …

Abstract Novel InAs/InGaAs quantum dots-in-a-well (DWELL) infrared photodetectors are
reviewed. These detectors, in which the active region consists of InAs quantum dots (QDs) …

The quality factor (Q), mode volume (V_eff), and room-temperature lasing threshold of
microdisk cavities with embedded quantum dots (QDs) are investigated. Finite element …

Optical microcavities can be designed to take advantage of total internal reflection, which
results in resonators supporting whispering-gallery modes (WGMs) with a high-quality factor …

Optical coupling of nitrogen-vacancy centers in single-crystal diamond to an on-chip
microcavity is demonstrated. The microcavity is fabricated from a hybrid gallium phosphide …

Gallium arsenide and related compound semiconductors lie at the heart of optoelectronics
and integrated laser technologies. Shaped at the micro-and nanoscale, they allow strong …

We introduce a new scheme to design optical microcavities supporting high-Q modes with
unidirectional light emission. This is achieved by coupling a low-Q mode with unidirectional …