Fabrication-tolerant high quality factor photonic crystal microcavities
Optics Express, Vol. 12, Issue 7, pp. 1458-1463 (2004)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OPEX.12.001458
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Abstract
A two-dimensional photonic crystal microcavity design supporting a wavelength-scale volume resonant mode with a calculated quality factor (Q) insensitive to deviations in the cavity geometry at the level of Q≳2×104 is presented. The robustness of the cavity design is confirmed by optical fiber-based measurements of passive cavities fabricated in silicon. For microcavities operating in the λ=1500 nm wavelength band, quality factors between 1.3–4.0×104 are measured for significant variations in cavity geometry and for resonant mode normalized frequencies shifted by as much as 10% of the nominal value.
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1. Introduction
O. Painter, R. K. Lee, A. Yariv, A. Scherer, J. D. O’Brien, P. D. Dapkus, and I. Kim, “Two-Dimensional Photonic Band-Gap Defect Mode Laser,” Science 284, 1819–1824 (1999). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
T. Yoshie, J. Vučković, A. Scherer, H. Chen, and D. Deppe, “High quality two-dimensional photonic crystal slab cavities,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 4289–4291 (2001). [CrossRef]
H. J. Kimble, “Strong Interactions of Single Atoms and Photons in Cavity QED,” Physica Scripta T76, 127–137 (1998). [CrossRef]
P. Michler, A. Kiraz, C. Becher, W. Schoenfeld, P. Petroff, L. Zhang, E. Hu, and A. Imomoglu, “A Quantum Dot Single-Photon Turnstile Device,” Science 290, 2282–2285 (2000). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
C. Santori, M. Pelton, G. Solomon, Y. Dale, and Y. Yamamoto, “Triggered Single Photons from a Quantum Dot,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 1502–1505 (2001). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
K. Srinivasan and O. Painter, “Momentum space design of high-Q photonic crystal optical cavities,” Opt. Express 10, 670–684 (2002), http://www.opticsexpress.org/abstract.cfm?URI=OPEX-10-15-670. [CrossRef] [PubMed]
H.-Y. Ryu, M. Notomi, and Y.-H. Lee, “High-quality-factor and small-mode-volume hexapole modes in photonic-crystal-slab nanocavities,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 83, 4294–4296 (2003). [CrossRef]
K. Srinivasan, P. E. Barclay, O. Painter, J. Chen, A. Y. Cho, and C. Gmachl, “Experimental demonstration of a high quality factor photonic crystal microcavity,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 83, 1915–1917 (2003). [CrossRef]
Y. Akahane, T. Asano, B.-S. Song, and S. Noda, “High-Q photonic nanocavity in a two-dimensional photonic crystal,” Nature 425, 944–947 (2003). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
K. Srinivasan, P. E. Barclay, M. Borselli, and O. Painter, “Optical fiber based measurement of an ultra-small volume, high-Q photonic crystal microcavity,” submitted to Phys. Rev. Lett. , Sept. 2003 (available at http://arxiv.org/quant-ph/abs/0309190).
T. Yoshie, J. Vučković, A. Scherer, H. Chen, and D. Deppe, “High quality two-dimensional photonic crystal slab cavities,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 4289–4291 (2001). [CrossRef]
Y. Akahane, T. Asano, B.-S. Song, and S. Noda, “High-Q photonic nanocavity in a two-dimensional photonic crystal,” Nature 425, 944–947 (2003). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
K. Srinivasan, P. E. Barclay, O. Painter, J. Chen, A. Y. Cho, and C. Gmachl, “Experimental demonstration of a high quality factor photonic crystal microcavity,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 83, 1915–1917 (2003). [CrossRef]
K. Srinivasan, P. E. Barclay, M. Borselli, and O. Painter, “Optical fiber based measurement of an ultra-small volume, high-Q photonic crystal microcavity,” submitted to Phys. Rev. Lett. , Sept. 2003 (available at http://arxiv.org/quant-ph/abs/0309190).
K. Srinivasan and O. Painter, “Momentum space design of high-Q photonic crystal optical cavities,” Opt. Express 10, 670–684 (2002), http://www.opticsexpress.org/abstract.cfm?URI=OPEX-10-15-670. [CrossRef] [PubMed]
K. Srinivasan and O. Painter, “Momentum space design of high-Q photonic crystal optical cavities,” Opt. Express 10, 670–684 (2002), http://www.opticsexpress.org/abstract.cfm?URI=OPEX-10-15-670. [CrossRef] [PubMed]
K. Srinivasan and O. Painter, “Momentum space design of high-Q photonic crystal optical cavities,” Opt. Express 10, 670–684 (2002), http://www.opticsexpress.org/abstract.cfm?URI=OPEX-10-15-670. [CrossRef] [PubMed]
O. Painter, K. Srinivasan, and P. Barclay, “A Wannier-like Equation for Photon States of Locally Perturbed Photonic Crystals,” Phys. Rev. B 68, 035214 (2003). [CrossRef]
Y. Akahane, T. Asano, B.-S. Song, and S. Noda, “High-Q photonic nanocavity in a two-dimensional photonic crystal,” Nature 425, 944–947 (2003). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
K. Srinivasan and O. Painter, “Fourier space design of high-Q cavities in standard and compressed hexagonal lattice photonic crystals,” Opt. Express 11, 579–593 (2003), http://www.opticsexpress.org/abstract.cfm?URI=OPEX-11-6-579. [CrossRef] [PubMed]
K. Srinivasan, P. E. Barclay, M. Borselli, and O. Painter, “Optical fiber based measurement of an ultra-small volume, high-Q photonic crystal microcavity,” submitted to Phys. Rev. Lett. , Sept. 2003 (available at http://arxiv.org/quant-ph/abs/0309190).
J. Knight, G. Cheung, F. Jacques, and T. Birks, “Phase-matched excitation of whispering-gallery-mode resonances by a fiber taper,” Opt. Lett. 22, 1129–1131 (1997). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
K. Srinivasan, P. E. Barclay, M. Borselli, and O. Painter, “Optical fiber based measurement of an ultra-small volume, high-Q photonic crystal microcavity,” submitted to Phys. Rev. Lett. , Sept. 2003 (available at http://arxiv.org/quant-ph/abs/0309190).
Y. Tanaka, T. Asano, Y. Akahane, B.-S. Song, and S. Noda, “Theoretical investigation of a two-dimensional photonic crystal slab with truncated air holes,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 82, 1661–1663 (2003). [CrossRef]
References and links
O. Painter, R. K. Lee, A. Yariv, A. Scherer, J. D. O’Brien, P. D. Dapkus, and I. Kim, “Two-Dimensional Photonic Band-Gap Defect Mode Laser,” Science 284, 1819–1824 (1999). [CrossRef] [PubMed] | |
T. Yoshie, J. Vučković, A. Scherer, H. Chen, and D. Deppe, “High quality two-dimensional photonic crystal slab cavities,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 4289–4291 (2001). [CrossRef] | |
Optical Processes in Microcavities , R. K. Chang and A. J. Campillo, eds., (World Scientific, Singapore, 1996). | |
H. J. Kimble, “Strong Interactions of Single Atoms and Photons in Cavity QED,” Physica Scripta T76, 127–137 (1998). [CrossRef] | |
P. Michler, A. Kiraz, C. Becher, W. Schoenfeld, P. Petroff, L. Zhang, E. Hu, and A. Imomoglu, “A Quantum Dot Single-Photon Turnstile Device,” Science 290, 2282–2285 (2000). [CrossRef] [PubMed] | |
C. Santori, M. Pelton, G. Solomon, Y. Dale, and Y. Yamamoto, “Triggered Single Photons from a Quantum Dot,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 1502–1505 (2001). [CrossRef] [PubMed] | |
J. Vučković, M. Lončar, H. Mabuchi, and A. Scherer, “Design of photonic crystal microcavities for cavity QED,” Phys. Rev. E 65(2002). | |
K. Srinivasan and O. Painter, “Momentum space design of high-Q photonic crystal optical cavities,” Opt. Express 10, 670–684 (2002), http://www.opticsexpress.org/abstract.cfm?URI=OPEX-10-15-670. [CrossRef] [PubMed] | |
H.-Y. Ryu, M. Notomi, and Y.-H. Lee, “High-quality-factor and small-mode-volume hexapole modes in photonic-crystal-slab nanocavities,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 83, 4294–4296 (2003). [CrossRef] | |
K. Srinivasan, P. E. Barclay, O. Painter, J. Chen, A. Y. Cho, and C. Gmachl, “Experimental demonstration of a high quality factor photonic crystal microcavity,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 83, 1915–1917 (2003). [CrossRef] | |
Y. Akahane, T. Asano, B.-S. Song, and S. Noda, “High-Q photonic nanocavity in a two-dimensional photonic crystal,” Nature 425, 944–947 (2003). [CrossRef] [PubMed] | |
K. Srinivasan, P. E. Barclay, M. Borselli, and O. Painter, “Optical fiber based measurement of an ultra-small volume, high-Q photonic crystal microcavity,” submitted to Phys. Rev. Lett. , Sept. 2003 (available at http://arxiv.org/quant-ph/abs/0309190). | |
O. Painter, K. Srinivasan, and P. Barclay, “A Wannier-like Equation for Photon States of Locally Perturbed Photonic Crystals,” Phys. Rev. B 68, 035214 (2003). [CrossRef] | |
K. Srinivasan and O. Painter, “Fourier space design of high-Q cavities in standard and compressed hexagonal lattice photonic crystals,” Opt. Express 11, 579–593 (2003), http://www.opticsexpress.org/abstract.cfm?URI=OPEX-11-6-579. [CrossRef] [PubMed] | |
J. Knight, G. Cheung, F. Jacques, and T. Birks, “Phase-matched excitation of whispering-gallery-mode resonances by a fiber taper,” Opt. Lett. 22, 1129–1131 (1997). [CrossRef] [PubMed] | |
Y. Tanaka, T. Asano, Y. Akahane, B.-S. Song, and S. Noda, “Theoretical investigation of a two-dimensional photonic crystal slab with truncated air holes,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 82, 1661–1663 (2003). [CrossRef] |
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(140.5960) Lasers and laser optics : Semiconductor lasers
(230.5750) Optical devices : Resonators
(270.5580) Quantum optics : Quantum electrodynamics
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History
Original Manuscript: March 2, 2004
Revised Manuscript: March 30, 2004
Published: April 5, 2004
Citation
Kartik Srinivasan, Paul Barclay, and Oskar Painter, "Fabrication-tolerant high quality factor photonic crystal microcavities," Opt. Express 12, 1458-1463 (2004)
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References
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- Optical Processes in Microcavities, R. K. Chang and A. J. Campillo, eds., (World Scientific, Singapore, 1996).
- H. J. Kimble, �??Strong Interactions of Single Atoms and Photons in Cavity QED,�?? Physica Scripta T76, 127�??137 (1998). [CrossRef]
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- J. Vu¡ckovic, M. Lon¡car, H. Mabuchi, and A. Scherer, �??Design of photonic crystal microcavities for cavity QED,�?? Phys. Rev. E 65 (2002).
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- Y. Akahane, T. Asano, B.-S. Song, and S. Noda, �??High-Q photonic nanocavity in a two-dimensional photonic crystal,�?? Nature 425, 944�??947 (2003). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
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- O. Painter, K. Srinivasan, and P. Barclay, �??A Wannier-like Equation for Photon States of Locally Perturbed Photonic Crystals,�?? Phys. Rev. B 68, 035214 (2003). [CrossRef]
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- Y. Tanaka, T. Asano, Y. Akahane, B.-S. Song, and S. Noda, �??Theoretical investigation of a two-dimensional photonic crystal slab with truncated air holes,�?? Appl. Phys. Lett. 82, 1661�??1663 (2003). [CrossRef]
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