Title :
Microfluidic cavities in photonic crystal waveguides
Author :
Smith, C.L.C. ; Wu, D.K.C. ; Lee, M.W. ; Monat, C. ; Tomljenovic-Hanic, S. ; Freeman, D. ; Grillet, C. ; Madden, S. ; Luther-Davies, B. ; Giessen, H. ; Eggleton, B.J.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Sydney, Sydney
Abstract :
We demonstrate post-processed and reconfigurable photonic crystal double-heterostructures via selective fluid infiltration. Quality factors of Q = 4,300 are obtained from initial measurements. The presented defect-writing technique does not require nanometer-scale alterations in lattice geometry and may be undertaken at any time after device fabrication.
Keywords :
Q-factor; micro-optomechanical devices; microfluidics; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; defect-writing; fluid infiltration; lattice geometry; microfluidic cavities; photonic crystal double-heterostructures; photonic crystal waveguides; quality factors; Lattices; Microcavities; Microfluidics; Optical filters; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Personal communication networks; Photonic crystals;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2007. LEOS 2007. The 20th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0925-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382384
