Title :
Photonic crystals for confining, guiding, and emitting light
Author :
Scherer, Axel ; Painter, Oskar ; Vuckovic, Jelena ; Loncar, Marko ; Yoshie, Tomoyuki
Author_Institution :
California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
fDate :
3/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
By using the photonic crystals, we can confine, guide, and emit light efficiently. By precise control over the geometry and three-dimensional design, it is possible to obtain high quality optical devices with extremely small dimensions. Here we describe examples of high-Q optical nanocavities, photonic crystal waveguides, and surface plasmon enhanced light-emitting diode (LEDs)
Keywords :
Q-factor; finite difference time-domain analysis; light emitting diodes; micro-optics; nanotechnology; optical waveguides; photonic band gap; surface plasmons; FDTD; geometry; high quality optical devices; high-Q optical nanocavities; photonic bandgap materials; photonic crystal waveguides; photonic crystals; surface plasmon enhanced LEDs; three-dimensional design; Geometrical optics; Light emitting diodes; Optical control; Optical design; Optical devices; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Stimulated emission; Surface waves; Ultraviolet sources;
Journal_Title :
Nanotechnology, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNANO.2002.1005421
