• DocumentCode
    444158
  • Title

    Ultrahigh-Q nanocavity based on photonic-crystal double heterostructure

  • Author

    Song, Bong-Shik ; Asano, Takashi ; Akahane, Yoshihiro ; Noda, Susumu

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron. Sci. & Eng., Kyoto Univ., Japan
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    407
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate that a double heterostructure in a two-dimensional photonic-crystal slab is crucial for the strong confinement of photons in volumes of optical-wavelength size. An extremely high quality factor over 2.7×105 has been achieved experimentally.
  • Keywords
    Q-factor; microcavities; nanotechnology; optical materials; photonic crystals; photon confinement; photonic-crystal double heterostructure; quality factor; two-dimensional photonic-crystal slab; ultrahigh-Q nanocavity; Biomedical optical imaging; Lattices; Optical resonators; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystals; Q factor; Semiconductor waveguides; Slabs; Stimulated emission; Ultraviolet sources;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-796-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2005.1548797
  • Filename
    1548797