Photonic crystals for confining, guiding, and emitting light

被引:66
作者
Scherer, A [1 ]
Painter, O [1 ]
Vuckovic, J [1 ]
Loncar, M [1 ]
Yoshie, T [1 ]
机构
[1] CALTECH, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) methods; light-emitting diodes (LEDs); microcavities; nanooptics; photonic bandgap (PBG) materials; photonic crystal waveguides; photonic crystals; quantum-well laser; semiconductor device fabrication; spontaneous emission; surface plasmons;
D O I
10.1109/TNANO.2002.1005421
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
We show that by using the photonic crystals, we can confine, guide, and emit light efficiently. By precise control over the geometry and three-dimensional design, it is possible to obtain high quality optical devices with extremely small dimensions. Here we describe examples of high-Q optical nanocavities, photonic crystal waveguides, and surface plasmon enhanced light-emitting diode (LEDs).
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页码:4 / 11
页数:8
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