Luminescence Properties of a Fibonacci Photonic Quasicrystal

TL;DR

This paper demonstrates the fabrication and analysis of a one-dimensional Fibonacci photonic quasicrystal with embedded organic dye, showing altered luminescence properties and faster emission rates due to localized states at the bandedge.

Contribution

It presents the first realization of an active Fibonacci photonic quasicrystal with experimental and theoretical analysis of its luminescence properties.

Findings

Luminescence occurs via pseudo-bandedge mode.

Faster spontaneous emission rate observed.

Experimental results match theoretical simulations.

Abstract

We report the realization of an active one-dimensional Fibonacci photonic quasi-crystal via spin coating. Manipulation of the luminescence properties of an organic dye embedded in the quasi-crystal is presented and compared to theoretical simulations. The luminescence occurs via the pseudo-bandedge mode and follows the dispersion properties of the Fibonacci crystal. Time resolved luminescence measurement of the active structure shows faster spontaneous emission rate, indicating the effect of the large photon densities available at the bandedge due to the presence of critically localized states. The experimental results are in excellent agreement with the theoretical calculations.