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Photonic crystal

About: Photonic crystal is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 43424 publications have been published within this topic receiving 887083 citations.


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TL;DR: The first experimental investigation of ultrafast optical switching in a three-dimensional photonic crystal made of a Si-opal composite is presented and results are analyzed within a model based on a two-band mixing formalism.
Abstract: We present the first experimental investigation of ultrafast optical switching in a three-dimensional photonic crystal made of a Si-opal composite. Ultrafast (30 fs) changes in reflectivity around the photonic stop band up to 1% were measured for moderate pump power $(70\text{ }\text{ }\ensuremath{\mu}\mathrm{J}/{\mathrm{c}\mathrm{m}}^{2})$. Short-lived photoexcited carriers in silicon induce changes in the dielectric constant of Si and diminish the constructive interference inside the photonic crystal. The results are analyzed within a model based on a two-band mixing formalism.

155 citations

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TL;DR: A novel optofluidic biosensor platform that incorporates a unique one-dimensional photonic crystal resonator array which enables significantly stronger light-matter interaction and a device sensitivity an order of magnitude better than similar devices is presented.
Abstract: Optical techniques have proven to be well suited for in situ biomolecular sensing because they enable high fidelity measurements in aqueous environments, are minimally affected by background solution pH or ionic strength, and facilitate label-free detection. Recently, there has been significant interest in developing new classes of optically resonant biosensors possessing very high quality-factors. This high quality-factor enables them to resolve the presence of very small amounts of bound mass and leads to very low limits of detection. A drawback of these devices is that the majority of the resonant electromagnetic energy is confined within the solid light-guiding structure thus limiting the degree to which it overlaps with the bound matter. This in turn lowers the ultimate device sensitivity, or the change in output signal in response to changes in bound mass. Here we present a novel optofluidic biosensor platform that incorporates a unique one-dimensional photonic crystal resonator array which enables significantly stronger light-matter interaction. We show here how this, coupled with the ability of planar photonic crystals to spatially localize the optical field to mode volumes on the order of a wavelength cubed, enables a limit of detection on the order of 63 ag total bound mass (estimated using a polyelectrolyte growth model) and a device sensitivity an order of magnitude better than similar devices. The multiplexing capabilities of our sensor are demonstrated by the individual and concurrent detection of interleukins 4, 6 and 8 using a sandwich assay.

155 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors demonstrate a technique to achieve high-precision tuning of photonic crystal nanocavities by atomic force microscope nano-oxidation of the cavity surface.
Abstract: The authors demonstrate a technique to achieve high-precision tuning of photonic crystal nanocavities by atomic force microscope nano-oxidation of the cavity surface. Relative tuning between two nanocavity modes is achieved though careful choice of the oxide pattern, allowing them to restore the spectral degeneracy conditions necessary to create polarization-entangled quantum states. Tuning steps less than the linewidth (1A) of the high quality factor modes are obtained, allowing for virtually continuous tuning ability.

155 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the underlying mechanisms of 3D direct laser writing were investigated using a 532 nm continuous-wave laser operating at power levels of only some 10 mW and three different commercially available photoresists.
Abstract: Three-dimensional direct laser writing is commonly associated with tightly focused femtosecond laser pulses. Although few reports have used continuous-wave lasers instead, it is unclear whether state-of-the-art three-dimensional submicron structures for photonics can be fabricated along these lines. Here, we systematically investigate the underlying mechanisms using a 532 nm continuous-wave laser operating at power levels of only some 10 mW and three different commercially available photoresists. Body-centered cubic woodpile photonic crystals composed of 24 layers with rod spacings as small as 450 nm serve as a demanding benchmark example for illustrating “state-of-the-art.”

155 citations

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TL;DR: Light waves are shown to be guided along a triple-line defect formed within a 2D crystal and vertically by a strong index-guiding mechanism, suggesting lossless guiding along this photonic one-dimensional conduction channel.
Abstract: Highly efficient transmission of 1.5 {micro}m light in a two-dimensional (2D) photonic crystal slab waveguide is experimentally demonstrated. The light wave is shown to be guided along a triple-line defect formed within a 2D crystal and vertically by a strong index-guiding mechanism. At certain wavelength ranges, a complete transmission is observed, suggesting a lossless guiding along this photonic 1D conduction channel.

155 citations


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No. of papers in the topic in previous years
YearPapers
2023748
20221,590
20211,207
20201,455
20191,643
20181,683