Title :
Design and fabrication techniques for a mid-infrared photonic crystal defect cavity in indium antimonide
Author :
Pugh, J.R. ; Ho, Y.-L.D. ; Heard, P.J. ; Nash, G.R. ; Ashley, T. ; Rarity, J.G. ; Cryan, M.J.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Abstract :
Simulation results and fabrication details are presented for a two-dimensional AlxGayIn1-x-ySb photonic crystal membrane defect cavity. Peak emission is predicted at λ = 3.372 with a Q factor of 26233 for an optimized membrane thickness of 1000 nm.
Keywords :
aluminium compounds; finite difference time-domain analysis; focused ion beam technology; indium compounds; optical design techniques; optical fabrication; photonic crystals; AlGaInSb; mid-infrared photonic crystal defect cavity; photonic crystal membrane defect cavity; size 1000 nm; Biomembranes; Etching; Fabrication; Finite difference methods; Indium; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystals; Q factor; Refractive index; Time domain analysis; Photonic crystal; finite-difference time-domain (FDTD); focused ion beam; mid infra-red;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), 2010 12th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7799-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7797-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2010.5549039
