Title :
Design of high-Q photonic crystal optical cavities through Fourier space methods
Author :
Srinivasan, K. ; Barclay, P.E. ; Painter, O.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
By describing radiation losses through a Fourier space picture of modal couplings, low loss photonic crystal cavities are designed using a group theory-based analysis and finite-difference time-domain calculations, resulting in predicted quality factors exceeding 10/sup 5/.
Keywords :
Fourier analysis; finite difference time-domain analysis; group theory; laser cavity resonators; laser modes; optical design techniques; optical losses; photonic crystals; Fourier space methods; finite-difference time-domain calculations; group theory-based analysis; modal couplings; optical cavities; photonic crystal; quality factors; radiation losses; Lattices; Optical coupling; Optical design; Optical devices; Optical losses; Optical resonators; Optical waveguides; Particle beam optics; Photonic crystals; Q factor;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-749-0
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2003.238638
