Title :
Reconfigurable microfluidic photonic crystal cavities
Author :
Karnutsch, Christian ; Smith, Cameron L C ; Wu, Darran K C ; Tomljenovic-Hanic, Snjezana ; Lee, Michael W. ; Monat, Christelle ; Grillet, Christian ; McPhedran, Ross ; Eggleton, Benjamin J. ; Freeman, Darren ; Madden, Steve ; Luther-Davies, Barry
Author_Institution :
Centre for Ultrahigh-bandwidth Devices for Opt. Syst. (CUDOS), Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW
Abstract :
We demonstrate reconfigurable microfluidic photonic crystal double-heterostructure cavities by local fluid infiltration of select air holes. Properties of the microfluidic cavities are experimentally studied by evanescent coupling and analyzed by numerical simulations.
Keywords :
micro-optomechanical devices; microcavities; microfluidics; photonic crystals; air holes; double heterostructure cavities; evanescent coupling; local fluid infiltration; microfluidic cavities; photonic crystal cavities; Microcavities; Microfluidics; Optical devices; Optical filters; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Optical variables control; Personal communication networks; Photonic crystals; (230.3990) Micro-optical devices; (230.4000) Microstructure fabrication;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
