Title :
Dynamic Q factor control of photonic crystal nanocavities
Author :
Tanaka, Yoshinori ; Upham, Jeremy ; Nagashima, Takushi ; Sugiya, Tomoaki ; Asano, Takashi ; Noda, Susumu
Author_Institution :
Kyoto Univ., Kyoto
Abstract :
Dynamic Q factor control of a two-dimensional photonic crystal nanocavity is demonstrated. Q factor is successfully changed dynamically from 3,000 to 12,000 on a picosecond time-scale.
Keywords :
Q-factor; microcavities; photonic crystals; dynamic Q factor control; photonic crystal nanocavities; Information processing; Lighting control; Mirrors; Optical control; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Power generation; Probes; Q factor; Refractive index;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2007. LEOS 2007. The 20th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0925-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382383
