Title :
Local tuning of photonic crystal cavities using chalcogenide glasses
Author :
Faraon, Andrei ; Englund, Dirk ; Bulla, Douglas ; Luther-Davies, Barry ; Eggleton, Benjamin J. ; Stoltz, Nick ; Petroff, Pierre ; Vuckovic, Jelena
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA
Abstract :
We developed a method to locally tune refractive index in photonic crystals. The technique, based on photodarkening of chalcogenide glasses, enables 3 nm resonance tuning of GaAs photonic crystal cavities operating at 940 nm.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; chalcogenide glasses; gallium arsenide; optical tuning; photochromism; photonic crystals; refractive index; GaAs; chalcogenide glasses; local tuning; photodarkening; photonic crystal cavities; refractive index; Glass; Laser tuning; Optical devices; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Optical tuning; Optical variables control; Photonic crystals; Physics; Resonance;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
