Design of nanoslotted photonic crystal waveguide cavities for single nanoparticle trapping

Author

Lin, Shiyun ; Hu, Juejun ; Kimerling, Lionel ; Crozier, Kenneth

Author_Institution

Sch. of Eng. & Appl. Sci., Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA, USA

fYear

2009

fDate

2-4 June 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

We design and numerically simulate a photonic crystal waveguide cavity with a nanoslot structure for single nanoparticle trapping. A 135times enhancement of optical gradient trapping force compared to plain waveguide trapping devices has been achieved.

Keywords

cavity resonators; nanoparticles; nanophotonics; optical design techniques; optical materials; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; radiation pressure; nanoslot structure; nanoslotted photonic crystal waveguide cavity design; optical gradient trapping force; plain waveguide trapping device; single nanoparticle trapping; Charge carrier processes; Nanostructures; Optical devices; Optical refraction; Optical resonators; Optical scattering; Optical surface waves; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; (350.4238) Nanophotonics and photonic crystals; (350.4855) Optical tweezers or optical manipulation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD

Print_ISBN

978-1-55752-869-8

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-55752-869-8

Type

conf

Filename

5225172