Ultra-high-Q TE/TM dual-polarized photonic crystal nanocavities
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- 31 August 2009
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Letters
- Vol. 34 (17) , 2694-2696
Abstract
We demonstrate photonic crystal nanobeam cavities that support both TE- and TM-polarized modes, each with a Q factor greater than one million and a mode volume on the order of the cubic wavelength. We show that these orthogonally polarized modes have a tunable frequency separation and a high nonlinear spatial overlap. We expect these cavities to have a variety of applications in resonance-enhanced nonlinear optics.Keywords
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- National Science Foundation (NSF)
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