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Rewritable photonic circuits

Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 211117 (2006); doi:10.1063/1.2392720

Published 22 November 2006

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Francesca Intonti, Silvia Vignolini, Volker Türck, and Marcello Colocci
European Laboratory for Non-Linear Spectroscopy, via N. Carrara 1, Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, 50019 Italy

Paolo Bettotti and Lorenzo Pavesi
Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Trento, via Sommarive 14, Povo, Trento, 38050 Italy

Stefan L. Schweizer and Ralf Wehrspohn
Faculty of Science, University of Paderborn, Warburger Str. 100, 33098 Paderborn, Germany

Diederik Wiersma
European Laboratory for Non-Linear Spectroscopy and INFM-CNR, via N. Carrara 1, Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, 50019 Italy
The authors present a technique that allows to modify the local characteristics of two-dimensional photonic crystals by controlled microinfiltration of liquids. They demonstrate experimentally that by addressing and infiltrating each pore with a simple liquid, e.g., water, it is possible to write pixel by pixel optical devices of any geometry and shape. Calculations confirm that the obtained structures indeed constitute the desired resonators and waveguide structures. ©2006 American Institute of Physics
History: Received 22 July 2006; accepted 5 October 2006; published 22 November 2006
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PACS
  • 42.82.Gw
    Other integrated-optical elements and systems
  • 42.70.Qs
    Photonic bandgap materials
  • YEAR: 2006

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