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Air-bridge microcavities

Appl. Phys. Lett. 67, 167 (1995); doi:10.1063/1.114655

Issue Date: 10 July 1995

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Pierre R. Villeneuve, Shanhui Fan, and J. D. Joannopoulos
Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139

Kuo-Yi Lim, G. S. Petrich, L. A. Kolodziejski, and Rafael Reif
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
We introduce and analyze a new type of high-Q microcavity consisting of a channel waveguide and a one-dimensional photonic crystal. A band gap for the guided modes is opened and a sharp resonant state is created by adding a single defect in the periodic system. An analysis of the eigenstates shows that strong field confinement of the defect state can be achieved with a modal volume less than half of a cubic half-wavelength. We also present a feasibility study for the fabrication of suspended structures with micron-sized features using semiconductor materials. ©1995 American Institute of Physics.
History: Received 13 March 1995; accepted 15 May 1995
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KEYWORDS and PACS

Keywords
PACS
  • 42.50.-p
    Optics Quantum optics
  • 42.60.Da
    Optics Laser optical systems: design and operation Resonators, cavities, amplifiers, arrays, and rings
  • 42.82.Cr
    Optics Integrated optics Fabrication techniques; lithography, pattern transfer
  • YEAR: 1995

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