DocumentCode
2433430
Title
Reconfigurable silicon-based photonic crystal components using microfluidics
Author
Bog, Uwe ; Smith, Cameron L C ; Tomljenovic-Hanic, Snjezana ; Grillet, Christian ; Monat, Christelle ; Wu, Darran K C ; O´Faolain, Liam ; White, Tom ; Karnutsch, Christian ; Krauss, Thomas F. ; McPhedran, Ross ; Eggleton, Benjamin J.
Author_Institution
Centre for Ultrahigh Bandwidth Devices for Opt. Syst., Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW
fYear
2008
fDate
21-23 July 2008
Firstpage
209
Lastpage
210
Abstract
We demonstrate reconfigurable microfluidic photonic crystal components in silicon-based membranes by select hole infiltration. We employ a diverse range of fluids and show the capability of filling a single hole. Systematic characterisations of the induced defects are presented.
Keywords
crystal defects; elemental semiconductors; membranes; micro-optomechanical devices; microfluidics; optical materials; photonic crystals; silicon; Si; hole infiltration; microfluidics; reconfigurable microfluidic photonic crystal components; silicon-based membranes; systematic defect characterisation; Geometry; Lattices; Microfluidics; Optical devices; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Slabs;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
IEEE/LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2008 Digest of the
Conference_Location
Acapulco
ISSN
1099-4742
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-1925-8
Electronic_ISBN
1099-4742
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOSST.2008.4590563
Filename
4590563
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