Title :
Optical characterization of photonic crystals as polarizing structures for tunable optical MEMS devices
Author :
Zamora, Ramon ; Benes, M. ; Kusserow, Thomas ; Hillmer, Hartmut ; Akcakoca, U. ; Witzigmann, Bernd
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Nanostruct. Technol. & Analytics, Univ. of Kassel, Kassel, Germany
Abstract :
We present 2D Photonic Crystals fabricated in an InP membrane to provide polarization selectivity to InP/Air-gap Fabry-Pérot filters. The characterization setup and preliminary results of the polarization properties of the photonic crystal structure are reported.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; indium compounds; light polarisation; micro-optomechanical devices; optical filters; photonic crystals; 2D photonic crystals; Fabry-Perot filters; InP; polarization selectivity; polarizing structures; tunable optical MEMS devices; Indium phosphide; Laser beams; Optical device fabrication; Optical filters; Optical polarization; Photonic crystals; Slabs; InP Membrane; Micromachined Tunable Fabry-Pérot Filters; Optical Characterization; Photonic Crystals; Polarization Selectivity;
Conference_Titel :
Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics (OMN), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Istanbul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0334-8
DOI :
10.1109/OMEMS.2011.6031069