Title :
Locally and reversibly control the coupling of photonic crystal cavities using photochromic tuning
Author :
Tao Cai ; Bose, Ranjan ; Solomon, Glenn S. ; Waks, Edo
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a method to control the coupling interaction in a coupled-cavity photonic crystal molecule by using a local and reversible photochromic tuning technique. This method is promising for development of integrated photonic devices with large number of cavities.
Keywords :
integrated optics; nanophotonics; optical tuning; photochromism; photonic crystals; coupled-cavity photonic crystal molecule; coupling interaction control; integrated photonic devices; local control; local photochromic tuning; photonic crystal cavities; reversible control; reversible photochromic tuning; Cavity resonators; Couplings; Laser modes; Laser tuning; Photonic crystals; Photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
