Abstract

Optical mimcavities are resonators that have at least one dimension on the order of a single optical wavelength. These structures enable one to control the optical emission properties of materials placed inside them. They can for example, modify the spatial distribution of radiation power, change the spectral width of the emimd light, and enhance or suppress the spontaneous emission rate [l]. In addition to being attractve for studying the fundamental physics of the interaction between luminescent atoms and vacuum field, optical mimavities hold technological promise for constructing nove1 kinds of light emitting devices.

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