DocumentCode
520309
Title
Reversible tuning of photonic crystal cavities using photochromic films
Author
Sridharan, Deepak ; Waks, Edo ; Fourkas, John T. ; Solomon, Glenn
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
fYear
2010
fDate
16-21 May 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We demonstrate reversible tuning of photonic-crystal cavity resonance by 2.7nm using a photochromic film of spiropyran. Exposure of spiropyran to ultraviolet light redshifts the cavity resonance that can be reversed by exposure to visible light.
Keywords
Educational institutions; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Gallium arsenide; Optical devices; Optical films; Optical refraction; Optical tuning; Photochromism; Photonic crystals; Resonance;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-890-2
Type
conf
Filename
5499879
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