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Tapered photonic crystal microcavities embedded in photonic wire waveguides with large resonance quality - factory and high transmission

Tapered photonic crystal microcavities embedded in photonic wire waveguides with large resonance quality - factory and high transmission
Tapered photonic crystal microcavities embedded in photonic wire waveguides with large resonance quality - factory and high transmission
We present the design, fabrication, and characterization of a microcavity that exhibits simultaneously high transmission and large resonance quality-factor (Q-factor). This microcavity is formed by a single-row photonic crystal (PhC) embedded in a 500-nm-wide photonic wire waveguide - and is based on silicon-on-insulator. A normalized transmission of 85%, together with a Q-factor of 18 500, have been achieved experimentally through the use of carefully designed tapering on both sides of each of the hole-type PhC mirrors that form the microcavity. We have also demonstrated reasonably accurate control of the cavity resonance frequency. Simulation of the device using a three-dimensional finite-difference time-domain approach shows good agreement with the experimental results
microcavities, photonic crystal (PhC), photonic wires (PhWs), quality factor )Q-factor, silicon on insulator (SOI)
1041-1135
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Zain, Ahmad Rifqi Md
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Gnan, Marco
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Chong, Harold M H
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Sorel, Marc
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De La Rue, Richard M.
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Zain, Ahmad Rifqi Md
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Gnan, Marco
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Chong, Harold M H
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Sorel, Marc
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De La Rue, Richard M.
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Zain, Ahmad Rifqi Md, Gnan, Marco, Chong, Harold M H, Sorel, Marc and De La Rue, Richard M. (2008) Tapered photonic crystal microcavities embedded in photonic wire waveguides with large resonance quality - factory and high transmission. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 20 (1), 6-8. (doi:10.1109/LPT.2007.910621).

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We present the design, fabrication, and characterization of a microcavity that exhibits simultaneously high transmission and large resonance quality-factor (Q-factor). This microcavity is formed by a single-row photonic crystal (PhC) embedded in a 500-nm-wide photonic wire waveguide - and is based on silicon-on-insulator. A normalized transmission of 85%, together with a Q-factor of 18 500, have been achieved experimentally through the use of carefully designed tapering on both sides of each of the hole-type PhC mirrors that form the microcavity. We have also demonstrated reasonably accurate control of the cavity resonance frequency. Simulation of the device using a three-dimensional finite-difference time-domain approach shows good agreement with the experimental results

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Published date: 1 January 2008
Keywords: microcavities, photonic crystal (PhC), photonic wires (PhWs), quality factor )Q-factor, silicon on insulator (SOI)
Organisations: Nanoelectronics and Nanotechnology

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Local EPrints ID: 265123
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/265123
ISSN: 1041-1135
PURE UUID: c4bbaa2f-7d1b-4863-9a09-8bf6450b1be7
ORCID for Harold M H Chong: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7110-5761

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Date deposited: 29 Jan 2008 15:34
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:30

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Author: Ahmad Rifqi Md Zain
Author: Marco Gnan
Author: Harold M H Chong ORCID iD
Author: Marc Sorel
Author: Richard M. De La Rue

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