Title :
Photonic crystal slab hetero-structures formed by refractive index variations in chalcogenide glasses
Author :
Tomljenovic-Hanic, S. ; Steel, M.J. ; De Sterke, C. Martijn ; Moss, D.J.
Author_Institution :
ARC Centre of Excellence for Ultrahigh-bandwidth Devices for Opt. Syst. (CUDOS), Sydney Univ., Sydney, NSW
Abstract :
We show theoretically that photonic crystal slab- based double heterostructure cavities, formed by variations in the refractive index, can have large a Q-factor, and that such cavities can be implemented in chalcogenide glasses using their photosensitive properties.
Keywords :
chalcogenide glasses; optical glass; photonic crystals; refractive index; Q-factor; cavities; chalcogenide glasses; photonic crystal slab hetero-structures; photosensitive properties; refractive index; Australia; Glass; Lattices; Optical losses; Optical refraction; Personal communication networks; Photonic crystals; Q factor; Refractive index; Slabs;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fibre Technology/Australian Optical Society, 2006. ACOFT/AOS 2006. Australian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
Print_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-1-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-1-9
DOI :
10.1109/ACOFT.2006.4519288
