Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• SAUVAN, C
• LALANNE, P
• HUGONIN, J. P

Titel

Slow-wave effect and mode-profile matching in photonic crystal microcavities

Ist Teil von

• Physical review. B, Condensed matter and materials physics, 2005-04, Vol.71 (16), p.165118.1-165118.4, Article 165118

Ort / Verlag

Ridge, NY: American Physical Society

Erscheinungsjahr

2005

Quelle

American Physical Society [PROLA]

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Physical mechanisms involved in the light confinement in photonic crystal slab microcavities are investigated. We first present a full three-dimensional numerical study of these microcavities. Then, to gain physical insight into the confinement mechanisms, we develop a Fabry-Perot model. This model provides accurate predictions and sheds new light on the physics of light confinement. We clearly identify two mechanisms to enhance the Q factor of these microcavities. The first one consists in improving the mode-profile matching at the cavity terminations and the second one in using a slow wave in the cavity.