Title :
Photonic crystal defect cavity Q-factor optimization using slab thickness
Author :
Pugh, J.R. ; Ho, Y.L.D. ; Engin, E. ; Nash, G.R. ; Rarity, J.G. ; Cryan, M.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Abstract :
Three mechanisms are studied which give rise to a high-Q L3 cavity mode in a 2D photonic crystal slab where the in-plane photonic bandgap is closed due to increased slab thickness.
Keywords :
Q-factor; photonic band gap; photonic crystals; 2D photonic crystal slab; in-plane photonic bandgap; photonic crystal defect cavity Q-factor optimization; slab thickness; Cavity resonators; Finite difference methods; Photonic band gap; Q factor; Slabs; Time domain analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
