RESUMO
We theoretically demonstrate high quality(Q)-factor micropillar cavities at 1.55-µm wavelength based on Si/SiO(2)-InP hybrid structure. An adiabatic design in distributed Bragg reflectors (DBRs) improves Q-factor for upto 3 orders of magnitude, while reducing the diameter to sub-micrometer. A moderate Q-factor of ~3000 and a Purcell factor of ~200 are realized by only 2 taper segments and fewer conventional DBR pairs, enabling single photon generation at GHz rate. As the taper segment number is increased, Q-factor can be boosted to ~10(5)-10(6), enabling coherent exchange between the emitter and the optical mode at 1.55 µm, which is applicable in quantum information networks.
RESUMO
Numerical simulations were carried out on micropillar cavities consisting of Si/SiO2 distributed Bragg reflectors (DBRs) with an InP spacer layer. Owing to a large refractive index contrast of ~2 in DBRs, cavities with just 4/6.5 top/bottom DBR pairs that give a low pillar height (~4.5 µm), have noticeable Purcell-enhancement effect in the 1.55-µm band. With careful designs on cavities with diameters of ~2.30 µm, a quality factor of up to 3300, a nominal Purcell factor of up to 110, and an output efficiency of ~60% are obtainable. These results ensure improvement of operation frequency and enhancement of photon indistinguishability for 1.55-µm single photon sources based on InAs/InP quantum dots.