Title :
Characterization of photonic crystal cavities: investigation on the coupling between microresonators and waveguides
Author :
Pottier, P. ; Letartre, X. ; Seassal, C. ; Grillet, C. ; Rojo-Romero, P. ; Viktorovitch, P. ; Le Vassor d´Yerville, M. ; Cassagne, D. ; Jouanin
Author_Institution :
Ecole Centrale de Lyon, Ecully, France
Abstract :
In this work, we report on properties of two-dimensional photonic crystal (2D PC) based microcavities fabricated on InP suspended membranes. Their characterization is based on the observation of diffracted photoluminescence (PL). Comparison is made with theoretical calculations obtained by a plane wave method. In section I, the samples fabrication and the characterization methods are described. In section II, we investigate the influence of the PC surfacic air filling factor (f) on the spectral properties of PC defect cavities. Section III is about the analysis of single line defect waveguides designed as a closed cavity. First results on the coupling between a cavity and a waveguide are lastly shown in section IV
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; indium compounds; membranes; micro-optics; optical resonators; optical waveguides; photoluminescence; photonic band gap; InP; InP suspended membrane; closed cavity; defect cavity; diffracted photoluminescence; microresonator-waveguide coupling; plane wave method; single line defect waveguide; spectral properties; surfacic air filling factor; two-dimensional photonic crystal; Biomembranes; Diffraction; Indium phosphide; Microcavities; Optical control; Optical filters; Optical waveguides; Photoluminescence; Photonic crystals; Slabs;
Conference_Titel :
Indium Phosphide and Related Materials, 2001. IPRM. IEEE International Conference On
Conference_Location :
Nara
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6700-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICIPRM.2001.929032
