Title :
Theoretical design for a plasmon-polariton photonic crystal
Author :
Gelfand, R.M. ; Bruderer, L. ; Mohseni, H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci, Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL
Abstract :
We explored a plasmon-polariton photonic crystal designed to have bandgap around 115-135 THz. With a cavity defect our structure strongly squeezes light, and with a Purcellpsilas constant of 4.9times105 is suitable for single molecular detection.
Keywords :
optical squeezing; photonic crystals; plasmons; polaritons; Purcellpsilas constant; bandgap; cavity defect; frequency 115 THz to 135 THz; plasmon polariton photonic crystal; single molecular detection; Biological materials; Dielectrics; Geometrical optics; Optical sensors; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystals; Plasmons; Q factor; Resonance; Temperature sensors;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1932-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688529
