Strong Light Confinement in Rod-Connected Diamond Photonic Crystals

M. P. C. Taverne; Y. -L. D. Ho; X. Zheng; L. -F. Chen; C. -H. N. Fang; J. G. Rarity

doi:10.1364/OL.43.005202

Strong Light Confinement in Rod-Connected Diamond Photonic Crystals

Optics 2018-10-23 v1

Authors: M. P. C. Taverne , Y. -L. D. Ho , X. Zheng , L. -F. Chen , C. -H. N. Fang , J. G. Rarity

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Abstract

We show that it is possible to confine light in a volume of order 10^-3 cubic wavelengths using only dielectric material. Low-index (air) cavities are simulated in high index rod-connected diamond (RCD) photonic crystals. These cavities show long storage times (Q-factors >10^6) even at the lowest volumes. Fabrication of such structures could open up a new field of photon level interactions.

Keywords

light confinement photonic crystal rod-connected diamond dielectric cavity q-factor wavelength-scale volume

Cite

@article{arxiv.1810.08858,
  title  = {Strong Light Confinement in Rod-Connected Diamond Photonic Crystals},
  author = {M. P. C. Taverne and Y. -L. D. Ho and X. Zheng and L. -F. Chen and C. -H. N. Fang and J. G. Rarity},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1810.08858},
  year   = {2018}
}

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4 pages, 5 figures

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