Title :
Optical trapping of Au nanoparticles using SOI photonic crystal slot cavity at sub-mW laser power
Author :
S. Hamed Mirsadeghi;Jonathan Massey-Allard;Jeff F. Young
Author_Institution :
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. B.C. V6T 1Z1, Canada
Abstract :
Size and shape sensitive trapping of Au nanoparticles in silicon-on-insulator photonic crystal slot microcavjties at sub-mW power is demonstrated. Coupling to the microcavity via slot waveguides is shown to significantly enhance the transmission signal of the devices.
Keywords :
"Optical waveguides","Charge carrier processes","Cavity resonators","Histograms","Gold","Photonic crystals","Optical sensors"
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics (GFP), 2015 IEEE 12th International Conference on
DOI :
10.1109/Group4.2015.7305978
