Title :
Photon Trapping, Delaying, and Dynamic-Control using Ultra-small High-Q Photonic Crystal Cavities
Author :
Tanabe, Takasumi ; Notomi, Masaya ; Kuramochi, Eiichi ; Shinya, Akihiko ; Taniyama, Hideaki
Author_Institution :
NTT Corp., Atsugi
Abstract :
By employing ultra-small high-Q photonic crystal nanocavities, we demonstrated 1-ns photon trapping and 1.45-ns pulse delaying. The corresponding light speed is 5,800 km/s. We also demonstrated dynamic tuning of the Q within the photon lifetime.
Keywords :
Q-factor; micro-optics; microcavities; nanotechnology; optical materials; photonic crystals; Q tuning; dynamic control; photon lifetime; photon trapping; photonic crystal nanocavities; pulse delaying; time 1.45 ns; Delay; Integrated optics; Laboratories; Optical resonators; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Pulse measurements; Q measurement; Scanning electron microscopy; Space vector pulse width modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452435
