Dispersion of Electromagnetic Modes in Semiconductor Nanostructures with Chiral Photonic Crystals

Key Points

• The research aims to understand how light behaves in semiconductor nanostructures using chiral photonic crystals.
• Examined emission spectra of InAs quantum dots in chiral GaAs microcavities.
• Analyzed transmission spectra of light in different circular polarizations.
• Measured and modeled the dispersion of electromagnetic eigenmodes in hybrid structures.
• Emission spectra varied significantly with different circular polarizations.
• Transmission spectra showed distinct behaviors in thin chiral subwavelength structures.
• Modeling provided insights into the dispersion characteristics of the heterostructures.

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