Optical microcavities based on surface modes in two-dimensional photonic crystals and silicon-on-insulator photonic crystals

Sanshui Xiao, M. Qiu

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    Abstract

    Surface-mode optical microcavities based on two-dimensional photonic crystals and silicon-on-insulator photonic crystals are studied. We demonstrate that a high-quality-factor microcavity can be easily realized in these structures. With an increasing of the cavity length, the quality factor is gradually enhanced and the resonant frequency converges to that of the corresponding surface mode in the photonic crystals. These structures have potential applications such as sensing.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalOptical Society of America. Journal B: Optical Physics
    Volume24
    Issue number5
    Pages (from-to)1225-1229
    ISSN0740-3224
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2007

    Keywords

    • Surface waves
    • Resonators

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