Title :
Supercollimation in photonic crystals composed of nano-scale silicon rods
Author :
Shih, Ta-Ming ; Dahlem, Marcus ; Kurs, Andre ; Petrich, Gale ; Soljacic, Marin ; Ippen, Erich ; Kolodziejski, Leslie ; Hall, Katherine ; Kesler, Morris
Author_Institution :
Res. Lab. of Electron., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA
Abstract :
Supercollimation is the diffraction-less propagation of light using the dispersion properties of specially-designed photonic crystals. We have measured supercollimation in photonic crystals composed of nano-scale rods over distances of up to one thousand lattice periods.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; nanostructured materials; nanotechnology; optical collimators; optical design techniques; optical fabrication; optical materials; photonic crystals; silicon; Si; diffraction-less propagation; dispersion properties; lattice periods; nanofabrication; nanoscale silicon rods; photonic crystal design; supercollimation; Etching; Lattices; Light scattering; Optical diffraction; Optical propagation; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Resists; Silicon; Slabs; (130.5296) Photonic crystal waveguides; (230.5298) Photonic crystals;
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
