Optical Study of ZnTe-Based 2D and 0D Photonic Structures Containing CdTe/ZnTe Quantum Dots

We report on an optical study of ZnTe-based microcavity and micropillars. Angle-resolved reflectivity studies confirm a high quality of the investigated structure by setting the lower bound on the quality factor Q ≥ 1000, determined from normal-incidence reflection spectra. In a microphotoluminescence study, micropillar modes are observed at temperatures of the order of tens of kelvins. For structures grown by a complex growth procedure at two different MBE facilities, an enhancement of photoluminescence in the cavity mode is observed.