On the coupling of size-quantized excitons with light in one-dimensional dielectric-semiconductor photonic crystals

The optical properties of exciton polaritons in one-dimensional photonic crystals are theoretically investigated. The periodic photonic structure is formed by two alternating layers, namely a local dielectric layer and a thin semiconductor one which is characterized by a nonlocal excitonic dielectri...

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Autores: B. Flores-Desirena, R. Márquez-Islas, N. Atenco-Analco, F. Pérez-Rodríguez
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:México
Institución:Universidad Autónoma Benito Juárez de Oaxaca
Repositorio:Redalyc-UABJO
OAI Identifier:oai:redalyc.org:57019061013
Acceso en línea:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=57019061013
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Física, Astronomía y Matemáticas
Exciton
photonic crystals
semiconductor nanostructures
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Sumario:The optical properties of exciton polaritons in one-dimensional photonic crystals are theoretically investigated. The periodic photonic structure is formed by two alternating layers, namely a local dielectric layer and a thin semiconductor one which is characterized by a nonlocal excitonic dielectric function. We calculate reflectivity spectra for one-dimensional MgO-CuCl photonic crystals, which exhibit a rich resonance structure because of the optical manifestation of size-quantized excitons. We study the changes in the resonance structure as the thickness of the thin semiconductor layer is varied. It is found that odd quantized-exciton modes are well manifest in the optical spectra in comparison with even states. We have also investigated the effect of both homogeneous bulk damping and interface-induced broadening upon the reflectivity resonances. The broadening due to interface disorder is calculated with the self-consistent Green's function method.