• DocumentCode
    2750011
  • Title

    Ultra-high sensitivity in a photonic crystal superprism due to the curvature singularity of a dispersion surface

  • Author

    Song, Weiwei ; Tan, Jun ; Integlia, Ryan ; Yin, Lianghong ; Jiang, Wei

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Rutgers Univ., Piscataway, NJ, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    9-13 Oct. 2011
  • Firstpage
    525
  • Lastpage
    526
  • Abstract
    A superprism structure is shown to achieve refractive index sensitivity 3×104deg/RIU with low optical loss. The sensitivity is drastically larger than previously reported values and is not due to slow light effect at a bandedge.
  • Keywords
    optical dispersion; optical prisms; photonic crystals; refractive index; curvature singularity; dispersion surface; photonic crystal superprism; refractive index sensitivity; Dispersion; Nonlinear optics; Optical sensors; Optical variables control; Photonic crystals; Sensitivity; Slow light;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Arlington, VA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-8940-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PHO.2011.6110653
  • Filename
    6110653
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2750011