Low mode volume slotted photonic crystal single nanobeam cavity
Optics
2012-08-14 v1
Abstract
We present and experimentally demonstrate a slotted photonic crystal single nanobeam cavity in silicon. The slot geometry is exploited to achieve ultra-small effective mode volumes, ~0.025({\lambda}/n)^3, more than an order of magnitude smaller than traditional nanobeam cavities. A continuous slot and a tapered photonic crystal design are implemented to achieve experimental quality factors near 10^4. This device structure offers a unique platform for achieving enhanced light-matter interactions and could be used to benefit a variety of applications including non-linear optics, cavity quantum electro-dynamics, sensing, optical modulation, and nano-optomechanics.
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@article{arxiv.1206.7068,
title = {Low mode volume slotted photonic crystal single nanobeam cavity},
author = {Judson D. Ryckman and S. M. Weiss},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1206.7068},
year = {2012}
}
Comments
Accepted to Applied Physics Letters