Higher-order resonant modes in a photonic heterostructure nanocavity

Yasushi Takahashi, Yoshinori Tanaka, Hiroyuki Hagino, Takashi Asano, Susumu Noda

Applied Physics Letters · 2008 · 25 citations · 19 references

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Abstract

We investigated the optical characteristics of higher-order resonant modes for a heterostructure nanocavity formed in a two-dimensional photonic-crystal silicon slab. Two kinds of resonant modes were observed, the nanocavity modes and the Fabry–Pérot modes. High quality factors of more than 1.0×106 were obtained not only for the nanocavity mode but also for the Fabry–Pérot modes.

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