Title :
Photonic crystal cavities for sensing: Dielectric modes versus air modes
Author :
Tomljenovic-Hanic, Snjezana ; Rahmani, Adel ; Steel, M.J. ; De Sterke, C. Martijn
Author_Institution :
ARC Centre of Excellence for Ultrahigh-Bandwidth Devices for Opt. Syst. (CUDOS), NSW, Australia
Abstract :
Effective sensing with photonic crystal cavities requires optimization of modal quality factor and field overlap. For several unrelated cavities, we find the quality factor dominates, so that dielectric modes are strongly favored over air modes.
Keywords :
Q-factor; dielectric materials; photonic crystals; air modes; dielectric modes; effective sensing; modal quality factor; photonic crystal cavities; Biomedical optical imaging; Dielectrics; Optical devices; Optical refraction; Optical resonators; Optical sensors; Optical variables control; Personal communication networks; Photonic crystals; Q factor; (230.3990) Optical devices: Microstructure devices; (230.5750) Optical devices: Resonators;
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
