Reconfigurable, Defect-Free, Ultrahigh-Q Photonic Crystal Microcavities for Sensing

We propose a new approach for creating reconfigurable high-Q cavities in defect-free photonic crystal slabs (PCSs). The approach relies on selective air-hole infiltration in otherwise defect-free PCSs. We show that using this method we can design ultrahigh-Q microcavities, with Q~106. Numerical calc...

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Main Authors: Snjezana Tomljenovic-Hanic, C. Martijn de Sterke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-03-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/13/3/3262