Photoluminescence enhancement of colloidal quantum dots embedded in a monolithic microcavity

We demonstrate an enhancement of the spontaneous emission from colloidal CdSe quantum dots embedded in a half-wavelength one-dimensional cavity. When embedded in the cavity, the emission of the quantum dots is enhanced by a factor of 2.7. We also show a strong amplification by one order of magnitude in the absorption of the CdSe quantum dots due to the cavity effect.

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