Title :
Reconfigurable microfluidic photonic crystal cavities
Author :
Smith, C.L.C. ; Bog, U. ; Tomljenovic-Hanic, S. ; Lee, M.W. ; Wu, D.K.C. ; Faolain, L.O. ; Monat, C. ; Grillet, C. ; Krauss, T.F. ; Karnutsch, C. ; McPhedran, R.C. ; Eggleton, B.J.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys., Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW
Abstract :
We demonstrate spectral and spatial reconfigurability of silicon photonic crystal cavities by microfluidic infiltration of selected air-holes. High Q-factors for a broad range of cavity lengths are shown, highlighting the flexibility of our approach.
Keywords :
integrated optics; micro-optomechanical devices; microfluidics; photonic crystals; silicon; Q-factors; Si; air-holes; cavity length; microfluidic infiltration; optofluidic PhC double-heterostructure cavities; reconfigurable microfluidic PhC devices; reconfigurable microfluidic photonic crystal cavities; silicon photonic crystal cavities; spatial reconfigurability; spectral reconfigurability; DH-HEMTs; Glass; Microfluidics; Optical devices; Optical sensors; Optoelectronic and photonic sensors; Photonic crystals; Physics; Q factor; Silicon;
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.2008.4688807
