Glass-embedded two-dimensional silicon photonic crystal devices with a broad bandwidth waveguide and a high quality nanocavity

Opt Express. 2010 Aug 30;18(18):19361-6. doi: 10.1364/OE.18.019361.

Abstract

To enhance the mechanical stability of a two-dimensional photonic crystal slab structure and maintain its excellent performance, we designed a glass-embedded silicon photonic crystal device consisting of a broad bandwidth waveguide and a nanocavity with a high quality (Q) factor, and then fabricated the structure using spin-on glass (SOG). Furthermore, we showed that the refractive index of the SOG could be tuned from 1.37 to 1.57 by varying the curing temperature of the SOG. Finally, we demonstrated a glass-embedded heterostructured cavity with an ultrahigh Q factor of 160,000 by adjusting the refractive index of the SOG.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Crystallization
  • Equipment Design
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning / methods
  • Nitrogen / chemistry
  • Optics and Photonics*
  • Oxygen / chemistry
  • Photons
  • Refractometry
  • Silicon / chemistry
  • Temperature

Substances

  • Nitrogen
  • Oxygen
  • Silicon