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Aligning microcavity resonances in silicon photonic-crystal slabs using laser-pumped thermal tuning

Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 103114 (2008); doi:10.1063/1.2896615

Published 12 March 2008

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Jun Pan,1 Yijie Huo,1 Kazuhiko Yamanaka,1,2 Sunil Sandhu,3 Luigi Scaccabarozzi,1 Rolf Timp,3 Michelle L. Povinelli,3 Shanhui Fan,3 M. M. Fejer,3 and James S. Harris1
1Solid State and Photonics Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
2Semiconductor Device Research Center, Semiconductor Company, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka 569-1193, Japan
3E.L. Ginzton Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
We report the postfabrication alignment of multiple microcavity resonances in silicon photonic-crystal (PhC) slabs using laser-pumped thermal tuning. The thermal gradient resulting from a focused laser spot was used to differentially tune the resonant wavelengths of two microcavities spaced about 50  µm apart. The resonant wavelengths could be brought closer together, over a tunable range of more than 5  nm. A cross over in the resonant wavelengths was demonstrated, showing that two microcavities can be tuned to the identical wavelength. The results show that differential thermal tuning can be used to remove slight fabrication differences in nominally identical microcavities, relaxing the fabrication tolerances that will be required to realize coupled-resonator structures in PhCs. ©2008 American Institute of Physics
History: Received 30 January 2008; accepted 22 February 2008; published 12 March 2008
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KEYWORDS and PACS

Keywords
PACS
  • 84.40.Az
    Waveguides, transmission lines, striplines
  • 42.55.Tv
    Photonic crystal lasers and coherent effects
  • 42.70.Qs
    Photonic bandgap materials
  • 42.60.Fc
    Laser beam modulation, tuning, and mode locking
  • 42.79.Gn
    Optical waveguides and couplers
  • 42.82.Cr
    Optical fabrication techniques; lithography, pattern transfer (integrated optics)
  • YEAR: 2008

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