Spontaneous emission in the near field of two-dimensional photonic crystals
Spontaneous emission in the near field of two-dimensional photonic crystals
We show theoretically that photonic crystal membranes cause large variations in the spontaneous emission rate of dipole emitters, not only inside but also in the near field above the membranes. Our three-dimensional finite-difference time-domain calculations reveal an inhibition of more than five times and an enhancement of more than ten …