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
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;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE/LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2008 Digest of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1925-8
Electronic_ISBN :
1099-4742
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2008.4590563
