• DocumentCode
    2670427
  • Title

    Design of high-Q photonic crystal optical cavities through Fourier space methods

  • Author

    Srinivasan, K. ; Barclay, P.E. ; Painter, O.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Appl. Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    6-6 June 2003
  • Abstract
    By describing radiation losses through a Fourier space picture of modal couplings, low loss photonic crystal cavities are designed using a group theory-based analysis and finite-difference time-domain calculations, resulting in predicted quality factors exceeding 10/sup 5/.
  • Keywords
    Fourier analysis; finite difference time-domain analysis; group theory; laser cavity resonators; laser modes; optical design techniques; optical losses; photonic crystals; Fourier space methods; finite-difference time-domain calculations; group theory-based analysis; modal couplings; optical cavities; photonic crystal; quality factors; radiation losses; Lattices; Optical coupling; Optical design; Optical devices; Optical losses; Optical resonators; Optical waveguides; Particle beam optics; Photonic crystals; Q factor;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-749-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2003.238638
  • Filename
    1276310