Title :
Observation of band gaps in amorphous photonic structures with different temperatures in the near infrared
Author :
Kocaman, S. ; McMillan, J.F. ; Wang, Dongping ; Rechtsman, Mikael C. ; Wong, C.W.
Author_Institution :
Opt. Nanostruct. Lab., Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
We examine numerically and experimentally photonic band-gaps in liquid-like two dimensional photonic materials. Subwavelength dielectric rods and holes are randomly placed with Monte Carlo simulations, fabricated on silicon-on-insulator chips, and measured in near infrared wavelengths.
Keywords :
Monte Carlo methods; amorphous state; optical materials; photonic band gap; photonic crystals; silicon-on-insulator; thermo-optical effects; Monte Carlo simulations; amorphous photonic structures; liquid-like two dimensional photonic materials; near infrared wavelengths; photonic band-gaps; silicon-on-insulator chips; subwavelength dielectric rods; Materials; Nonlinear optics; Optical device fabrication; Photonic band gap; Photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
