Title :
Reversible tuning of photonic crystal cavities using photochromic films
Author :
Sridharan, Deepak ; Waks, Edo ; Fourkas, John T. ; Solomon, Glenn
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate reversible tuning of photonic-crystal cavity resonance by 2.7nm using a photochromic film of spiropyran. Exposure of spiropyran to ultraviolet light redshifts the cavity resonance that can be reversed by exposure to visible light.
Keywords :
Educational institutions; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Gallium arsenide; Optical devices; Optical films; Optical refraction; Optical tuning; Photochromism; Photonic crystals; Resonance;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
