Rewritable photonic circuits

Year: 2006

Authors: Intonti F., Vignolini S., Turck V., Colocci M., Bettotti P., Pavesi L., Schweizer SL., Wehrspohn R., Wiersma D.

Autors Affiliation: European Laboratory for Non-Linear Spectroscopy, via N. Carrara 1, Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, 50019, Italy; Dipartimento di Fisica, Universit` di Trento, via Sommarive 14, Povo, Trento, 38050, Italy; Faculty of Science, University of Paderborn, Warburger Str. 100, 33098 Paderborn, Germany

Abstract: The authors present a technique that allows to modify the local characteristics of two-dimensional photonic crystals by controlled microinfiltration of liquids. They demonstrate experimentally that by addressing and infiltrating each pore with a simple liquid, e.g., water, it is possible to write pixel by pixel optical devices of any geometry and shape. Calculations confirm that the obtained structures indeed constitute the desired resonators and waveguide structures. © 2006 American Institute of Physics.

Journal/Review: APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Volume: 89 (21)      Pages from: 211117-1  to: 211117-3

KeyWords: Geometrical optics; Infiltration; Optical devices; Optical waveguides; Resonators, Microinfiltration; Photonic circuits; Waveguide structures, Crystals
DOI: 10.1063/1.2392720

Citations: 109
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