Title :
Photonic crystal microcavity coupled to a waveguide: An integrated system full of physics
Author :
Combrie, S. ; Weidner, E. ; De Rossi, A. ; Tran, Q.N. ; Cassette, S. ; Talneau, A. ; Benisty, H.
Author_Institution :
Thales R&T France, Palaiseau
Abstract :
A membrane photonic crystal cavity coupled to a waveguide is fabricated and characterised. Fabry-Perot method was used to measure propagation losses. We show that coupling results in asymmetric features in the transmission suitable for high-speed analog modulation.
Keywords :
integrated optics; microcavities; optical fabrication; optical losses; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; reflectivity; spectral line breadth; Fabry-Perot method; asymmetric lineshapes; fringe visibility measurement; high-speed analog modulation; membrane photonic crystal cavity; microcavity; optical fabrication; photonic crystal waveguides; propagation losses; reflectivity calculation; Biomembranes; High speed optical techniques; Microcavities; Optical filters; Optical resonators; Optical sensors; Optical signal processing; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Physics; (130.3120) Integrated optics devices; (220.4000) Microstructure fabrication; (230.5750) Resonators;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628555
