Photonic hypercrystals for control of light-matter interactions.

ABSTRACT: Photonic crystals (PCs) have emerged as one of the most widely used platforms for controlling light-matter interaction in solid-state systems. They rely on Bragg scattering from wavelength-sized periodic modulation in the dielectric environment for manipulating the electromagnetic field. A complementary approach to manipulate light-matter interaction is offered by artificial media known as metamaterials that rely on the average response of deep-subwavelength unit cells. Here we demonstrate a class of artificial photonic media termed "photonic hypercrystals" (PHCs) that combine the large broadband photonic density of states provided by hyperbolic metamaterials with the light-scattering efficiency of PCs. Enhanced radiative rate (20×) and light outcoupling (100×) from PHCs embedded with quan

SUBMITTER: Galfsky T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5441758 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature