Stretchable photonic crystal cavity with wide frequency tunability

Chun L. Yu; Hyunwoo Kim; Nathalie De Leon; Ian W. Frank; Jacob T. Robinson; Murray McCutcheon; Mingzhao Liu; Mikhail D. Lukin; Marko Loncar; Hongkun Park

doi:10.1021/nl303987y

Stretchable photonic crystal cavity with wide frequency tunability

Chun L. Yu, Hyunwoo Kim, Nathalie De Leon, Ian W. Frank, Jacob T. Robinson, Murray McCutcheon, Mingzhao Liu, Mikhail D. Lukin, Marko Loncar, Hongkun Park

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Abstract

We report a new approach for realizing a flexible photonic crystal (PC) cavity that enables wide-range tuning of its resonance frequency. Our PC cavity consists of a regular array of silicon nanowires embedded in a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) matrix and exhibits a cavity resonance in the telecommunication band that can be reversibly tuned over 60 nm via mechanical stretching - a record for two-dimensional (2D) PC structures. These mechanically reconfigurable devices could find potential applications in integrated photonics, sensing in biological systems, and smart materials.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	248-252
Number of pages	5
Journal	Nano Letters
Volume	13
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/nl303987y
State	Published - Jan 9 2013
Externally published	Yes

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General Chemistry
Condensed Matter Physics
Mechanical Engineering
Bioengineering
General Materials Science

Keywords

Photonic crystal
flexible device
nanowire
resonance frequency tuning

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