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Near-field observation of subwavelength confinement of photoluminescence by a photonic crystal microcavity

Frédérique De FornelNicolas LouvionDavy GérardAdel RahmaniChristian SeassalSégolène Callard

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[PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-OPTICS] Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Optics [physics.optics]Materials sciencePhotoluminescencePhysics::OpticsNear and far field02 engineering and technology01 natural scienceslaw.inventionScanning probe microscopy020210 optoelectronics & photonicsOpticslaw0103 physical sciences0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering010306 general physicsComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUSPhotonic crystal[PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-OPTICS]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Optics [physics.optics]Total internal reflection[ PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-OPTICS ] Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Optics [physics.optics]business.industryNear-field opticsOpticsOptical microcavityAtomic and Molecular Physics and OpticsOCIS codes: 230.0230 180.5810 250.5230OptoelectronicsNear-field scanning optical microscopebusiness

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We present a direct, room-temperature near-field optical study of light confinement by a subwavelength defect microcavity in a photonic crystal slab containing quantum-well sources. The observations are compared with three-dimensional finite-difference time-domain calculations, and excellent agreement is found. Moreover, we use a subwavelength cavity to study the influence of a near-field probe on the imaging of localized optical modes. © 2006 Optical Society of America.

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