Title :
Composite photonic crystal cavity on a nanofiber
Author :
Sadgrove, Mark ; Yalla, Ramachandrarao ; Nayak, Kali P. ; Hakuta, Kohzo
Author_Institution :
Center for Photonic Innovations, Univ. of Electro-Commun., Chofu, Japan
Abstract :
We realize a photonic crystal cavity by mounting an optical nanofiber on a nanostructured grating which includes a designed defect. The device has a Q-factor of ~ 1000 and excellent coupling to the nanofiber fundamental mode.
Keywords :
Q-factor; diffraction gratings; holey fibres; nanocomposites; nanofibres; nanophotonics; optical design techniques; photonic crystals; Q-factor; composite photonic crystal cavity; nanostructured grating; optical design defect; optical nanofiber; Cavity resonators; Finite difference methods; Gratings; Optical device fabrication; Photonic crystals; Photonics; Time-domain analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
