Photonic band-gap microcavities in three dimensions

Journal Article · Tue Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1999 · Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.59.R15579· OSTI ID:351877

Lin, S; Fleming, J G ^[1]; Sigalas, M M; Biswas, R; Ho, K M ^[2]

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1. Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185 (United States)
2. Ames Laboratory--U.S. DOE, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011 (United States)

The localization of light to less than a cubic wavelength, {lambda}{sup 3}, in all three dimensions has important quantum consequences. A defect formed inside a three-dimensional (3D) photonic crystal provides a unique optical environment for light localization. Single-mode defect cavities were built from an infrared 3D photonic crystal. A cavity state with a modal volume of 2{times}({lambda}/2){sup 3} was observed. This is, to the best of our knowledge, the smallest cavity mode in a 3D photonic crystal ever observed at infrared wavelengths. {copyright} {ital 1999} {ital The American Physical Society}

• OSTI ID: 351877
• Journal Information: Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter, Journal Name: Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter Journal Issue: 24 Vol. 59; ISSN PRBMDO; ISSN 0163-1829
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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