Design of Ultrahigh-Q 1-D Photonic Crystal Microcavities

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 233-239

  Chen, Qin ^a   Archbold, Martin D ^a   Allsopp, Duncan W E ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Filters; Finite difference methods; Microresonators; Optical resonators; Q factor

Indexed keywords

1-D PHOTONIC CRYSTAL; AIR SLOT; AIR-GAPS; BRAGG MIRRORS; CAVITY MODE; FABRICATION CONSTRAINTS; GAUSSIANS; MICRO RESONATORS; MOMENTUM SPACES; OXIDE LAYER; Q-FACTORS; QUALITY FACTORS; REAL-SPACE; SCATTERING LOSS; SILICON ON INSULATOR; TAPERED STRUCTURE; ULTRAHIGH-Q;

ETCHING; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; MICROCAVITIES; MIRRORS; OPTICAL RESONATORS; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SILICON OXIDES; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

Q FACTOR MEASUREMENT;

EID: 70349735383     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2008.2010835     Document Type: Article

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