A one-dimensional photonic-crystal nanocavity incorporating a fluorescent molecular dye

Mohamed M. Murshidy; Ali M. Adawi; Paul W. Fry; David G. Lidzey

doi:10.1063/1.3497647

A one-dimensional photonic-crystal nanocavity incorporating a fluorescent molecular dye

Mohamed M. Murshidy, Ali M. Adawi, Paul W. Fry, David G. Lidzey

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

13 Scopus citations

Abstract

We model the optical properties of a SiN based one-dimensional waveguide photonic crystal nanocavity with three tapered air holes as a function of the photonic crystal mirror fill factor using finite difference time domain calculations. We show that the Q -factor of this type of cavity has a strong dependence on the mirror fill factor, with a Q -factor as high as 35 000 predicted. Experimental studies on a range of representative structures whose surface is coated with a layer of a fluorescent dye confirm our modeling and reveal that such structures are characterized by a single optical mode having a Q -factor of 2000.

Original language	English
Article number	153303
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	97
Issue number	15
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3497647
State	Published - 11 Oct 2010
Externally published	Yes

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by the UK EPSRC through Grant No. EP/D064767/1 “Nanoscale organic photonic structures.” One of us (M.M.M.) also thanks the Egyptian Ministry of Education for the award of a Ph.D. studentship.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Access to Document

10.1063/1.3497647

Cite this

@article{dcf19b4a12d544528d778e488d7a530d,

title = "A one-dimensional photonic-crystal nanocavity incorporating a fluorescent molecular dye",

abstract = "We model the optical properties of a SiN based one-dimensional waveguide photonic crystal nanocavity with three tapered air holes as a function of the photonic crystal mirror fill factor using finite difference time domain calculations. We show that the Q -factor of this type of cavity has a strong dependence on the mirror fill factor, with a Q -factor as high as 35 000 predicted. Experimental studies on a range of representative structures whose surface is coated with a layer of a fluorescent dye confirm our modeling and reveal that such structures are characterized by a single optical mode having a Q -factor of 2000.",

author = "Murshidy, \{Mohamed M.\} and Adawi, \{Ali M.\} and Fry, \{Paul W.\} and Lidzey, \{David G.\}",

note = "Funding Information: This work was supported by the UK EPSRC through Grant No. EP/D064767/1 “Nanoscale organic photonic structures.” One of us (M.M.M.) also thanks the Egyptian Ministry of Education for the award of a Ph.D. studentship.",

year = "2010",

month = oct,

day = "11",

doi = "10.1063/1.3497647",

language = "English",

volume = "97",

journal = "Applied Physics Letters",

issn = "0003-6951",

publisher = "American Institute of Physics",

number = "15",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - A one-dimensional photonic-crystal nanocavity incorporating a fluorescent molecular dye

AU - Murshidy, Mohamed M.

AU - Adawi, Ali M.

AU - Fry, Paul W.

AU - Lidzey, David G.

N1 - Funding Information: This work was supported by the UK EPSRC through Grant No. EP/D064767/1 “Nanoscale organic photonic structures.” One of us (M.M.M.) also thanks the Egyptian Ministry of Education for the award of a Ph.D. studentship.

PY - 2010/10/11

Y1 - 2010/10/11

N2 - We model the optical properties of a SiN based one-dimensional waveguide photonic crystal nanocavity with three tapered air holes as a function of the photonic crystal mirror fill factor using finite difference time domain calculations. We show that the Q -factor of this type of cavity has a strong dependence on the mirror fill factor, with a Q -factor as high as 35 000 predicted. Experimental studies on a range of representative structures whose surface is coated with a layer of a fluorescent dye confirm our modeling and reveal that such structures are characterized by a single optical mode having a Q -factor of 2000.

AB - We model the optical properties of a SiN based one-dimensional waveguide photonic crystal nanocavity with three tapered air holes as a function of the photonic crystal mirror fill factor using finite difference time domain calculations. We show that the Q -factor of this type of cavity has a strong dependence on the mirror fill factor, with a Q -factor as high as 35 000 predicted. Experimental studies on a range of representative structures whose surface is coated with a layer of a fluorescent dye confirm our modeling and reveal that such structures are characterized by a single optical mode having a Q -factor of 2000.

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/77958112874

U2 - 10.1063/1.3497647

DO - 10.1063/1.3497647

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:77958112874

SN - 0003-6951

VL - 97

JO - Applied Physics Letters

JF - Applied Physics Letters

IS - 15

M1 - 153303

ER -

A one-dimensional photonic-crystal nanocavity incorporating a fluorescent molecular dye

Abstract

Bibliographical note

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Access to Document

Fingerprint

Cite this