Optical design of split-beam photonic crystal nanocavities
Optics
2015-06-12 v3 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Abstract
We design high quality factor photonic crystal nanobeam cavities formed by two mechanically isolated cantilevers. These "split-beam" cavities have a physical gap at the center, allowing mechanical excitations of one or both of the cavity halves. They are designed by analyzing the optical band structures and mode profiles of waveguides perforated by elliptical holes and rectangular gaps, and are predicted to support optical resonances with quality factors exceeding 1E6 at wavelengths of ~ 1.6 um.
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@article{arxiv.1301.0367,
title = {Optical design of split-beam photonic crystal nanocavities},
author = {Aaron C. Hryciw and Paul E. Barclay},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1301.0367},
year = {2015}
}
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To appear in Optics Letters