Title :
New physics of subwavelength high contrast gratings
Author :
Karagodsky, Vadim ; Sedwick, Forrest G. ; Chang-Hasnain, Connie J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
We present a simple yet precise theory, which explains the two main extraordinary features of optical gratings in the near-sub wavelength regime: namely broadband high (>;99%) reflectivity and ultra-high quality factor (Q~2×105) resonances.
Keywords :
Q-factor; diffraction gratings; broadband high reflectivity; near-sub wavelength regime; optical gratings; subwavelength high contrast gratings; ultra-high quality factor resonances; Diffraction; Diffraction gratings; Fabry-Perot; Gratings; Optics; Reflection; Reflectivity;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4