Title :
High-Q, low index-contrast polymeric photonic crystal nanobeam cavities
Author :
Quan, Qimin ; Burgess, Ian B. ; Tang, Sindy K Y ; Floyd, Daniel L. ; Loncar, Marko
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng. & Appl. Sci., Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
We present the realization of high-Q (Q=36,000) polymeric photonic crystal nanobeam cavities made of two polymers that have an ultra-low index contrast (ratio=1.15), and demonstrate that these polymer cavities are outstanding refractive index sensors (FOM=9190).
Keywords :
nanophotonics; optical polymers; optical sensors; photonic crystals; refractive index; polymer cavities; polymeric photonic crystal nanobeam cavities; refractive index sensors (FOM=9190); ultra-low index contrast; Biosensors; Cavity resonators; Indexes; Photonic crystals; Polymers; Sugar;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
