Title :
Wideband tunable photonic crystal cavity with electrostatic actuation
Author :
Miri, M. ; Sodagar, M. ; Eftekhar, A.A. ; Mehrany, K. ; Rashidian, B. ; Adibi, A.
Abstract :
We present a wideband tunable optical cavity based on electrostatic actuation. Over 60nm shift in wavelength is achieved by applying less than 1 Volt corresponds to a mechanical displacement of 30nm.
Keywords :
electrostatic actuators; optical tuning; photonic crystals; electrostatic actuation; mechanical displacement; wavelength 60 nm; wideband tunable photonic crystal cavity; Cavity resonators; Educational institutions; Electrostatics; Finite difference methods; Force; Time domain analysis; Tuning;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Burlingame, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0731-5
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2012.6358594
