Researchers presented a novel, self-aligned method to fabricate strain-induced site-controlled microcavities (SCMs) and quantum dots (QDs), eliminating the need for any post-growth lithography. To investigate the optical properties of these microcavities, 3D electromagnetic simulations were performed using JCMsuite. These simulations were crucial for modeling the complex cavity geometry, calculating the fundamental optical mode, and extracting key parameters such as the theoretical Q-factor and mode volume.
C.-W. Shih, et al. Self-Aligned Photonic Defect Microcavity Lasers with Site-Controlled Quantum Dots. Laser Photonics Rev. 18, 2301242 (2024).