High quality-factor 1-D-suspended photonic crystal/photonic wire silicon waveguide micro-cavities

Md Zain, A.R., Johnson, N.P., Sorel, M. and De La Rue, R.M. (2009) High quality-factor 1-D-suspended photonic crystal/photonic wire silicon waveguide micro-cavities. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 21(24), pp. 1789-1791. (doi: 10.1109/LPT.2009.2033712)

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Publisher's URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/LPT.2009.2033712

Abstract

We have successfully fabricated and characterized suspended one-dimensional (1-D) photonic crystal/photonic wire (PhC/PhW) waveguide micro-cavities based on silicon-on-insulator (SOI). Our experiments have shown an enhancement of the resonance Q-factor from 18700 to approximately 24 000, with normalized optical transmission of 70%, after removing the silica cladding underneath the silicon waveguide. We have also demonstrated that, for this condition, the resonance peak wavelength can be controlled by varying the length of the micro-cavity. These results were obtained by removing the silica cladding below the silicon waveguide to produce a "hanging" wire waveguide. The three-dimensional (3-D) finite-difference time domain (FDTD) simulation approach used shows good agreement with measured results

Item Type:Articles
Keywords:Adiabatic modal conversion, crystal microcavities, England, enhancement, integrated optics, membrane photonics, on-insulator, optical, photonic crystals (phcs), photonic wires (phws), quality-factor, silicon, silicon-on-insulator, silicon-on-insulator (soi), simulation, soi, time, transmission
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Johnson, Dr Nigel and Sorel, Professor Marc and De La Rue, Professor Richard and md zain, mr ahmad rifqi
Authors: Md Zain, A.R., Johnson, N.P., Sorel, M., and De La Rue, R.M.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Electronics and Nanoscale Engineering
Journal Name:IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
Publisher:IEEE
ISSN:1041-1135

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