Experimental probe of a complete 3D photonic band gap
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Experimental probe of a complete 3D photonic band gap. / Adhikary, Manashee; Uppu, Ravitej; Harteveld, Cornelis A. M.; Grishina, Diana A.; Vos, Willem L.
In: Optics Express, Vol. 28, No. 3, 03.02.2020, p. 2683-2698.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Experimental probe of a complete 3D photonic band gap
AU - Adhikary, Manashee
AU - Uppu, Ravitej
AU - Harteveld, Cornelis A. M.
AU - Grishina, Diana A.
AU - Vos, Willem L.
N1 - Hy Q
PY - 2020/2/3
Y1 - 2020/2/3
N2 - The identification of a complete three-dimensional (3D) photonic band gap in real crystals typically employs theoretical or numerical models that invoke idealized crystal structures. Such an approach is prone to false positives (gap wrongly assigned) or false negatives (gap missed). Therefore, we propose a purely experimental probe of the 3D photonic band gap that pertains to any class of photonic crystals. We collect reflectivity spectra with a large aperture on exemplary 3D inverse woodpile structures that consist of two perpendicular nanopore arrays etched in silicon. We observe intense reflectivity peaks (R>90%) typical of high-quality crystals with broad stopbands. A resulting parametric plot of s-polarized versus p-polarized stopband width is linear ("y=x"), a characteristic of a 3D photonic band gap, as confirmed by simulations. By scanning the focus across the crystal, we track the polarization-resolved stopbands versus the volume fraction of high-index material and obtain many more parametric data to confirm that the high-NA stopband corresponds to the photonic band gap. This practical probe is model-free and provides fast feedback on the advanced nanofabrication needed for 3D photonic crystals and stimulates practical applications of band gaps in 3D silicon nanophotonics and photonic integrated circuits, photovoltaics, cavity QED, and quantum information processing. (C) 2020 Optical Society of America under the terms of the OSA Open Access Publishing Agreement
AB - The identification of a complete three-dimensional (3D) photonic band gap in real crystals typically employs theoretical or numerical models that invoke idealized crystal structures. Such an approach is prone to false positives (gap wrongly assigned) or false negatives (gap missed). Therefore, we propose a purely experimental probe of the 3D photonic band gap that pertains to any class of photonic crystals. We collect reflectivity spectra with a large aperture on exemplary 3D inverse woodpile structures that consist of two perpendicular nanopore arrays etched in silicon. We observe intense reflectivity peaks (R>90%) typical of high-quality crystals with broad stopbands. A resulting parametric plot of s-polarized versus p-polarized stopband width is linear ("y=x"), a characteristic of a 3D photonic band gap, as confirmed by simulations. By scanning the focus across the crystal, we track the polarization-resolved stopbands versus the volume fraction of high-index material and obtain many more parametric data to confirm that the high-NA stopband corresponds to the photonic band gap. This practical probe is model-free and provides fast feedback on the advanced nanofabrication needed for 3D photonic crystals and stimulates practical applications of band gaps in 3D silicon nanophotonics and photonic integrated circuits, photovoltaics, cavity QED, and quantum information processing. (C) 2020 Optical Society of America under the terms of the OSA Open Access Publishing Agreement
KW - SPONTANEOUS EMISSION
KW - LIGHT-EMISSION
KW - WAVE-GUIDES
KW - CRYSTALS
KW - DIFFRACTION
KW - FABRICATION
U2 - 10.1364/OE.28.002683
DO - 10.1364/OE.28.002683
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 32121951
VL - 28
SP - 2683
EP - 2698
JO - Optics Express
JF - Optics Express
SN - 1094-4087
IS - 3
ER -
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