| Title | Optical Resonances in a 3D Superlattice of Photonic Band Gap Cavities |
| Publication Type | Conference Paper |
| Year of Publication | 2019 |
| Authors | Adhikary, Manashee, Uppu, Ravitej, Hack, Sjoerd A., Harteveld, Cornelis A. M., Vos, Willem L. |
| Conference Name | 2019 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC) |
| Keywords | 3D band gap, 3D superlattice, Anderson model, Cavity resonators, composability, confinement, coupled cavities, coupled resonator optical waveguide, CROW, Cyber-physical systems, intricate waveguiding system, light propagation, nanophotonics, optical analog, optical resonances, Optical resonators, Optical superlattices, Optical waveguides, photonic band gap, photonic crystals, Photonics, privacy, pubcrawl, Resiliency, tailored defect, Three-dimensional displays, ultimate control |
| Abstract | The confinement of light in three dimensions (3D) is an active research topic in Nanophotonics, since it allows for ultimate control over photons [1]. A powerful tool to this end is a 3D photonic band gap crystal with a tailored defect that acts as a cavity or even a waveguide [2]. When a one-dimensional array of cavities is coupled, an intricate waveguiding system appears, known as a CROW (coupled resonator optical waveguide) [3]. Remarkably, 3D superlattices of coupled cavities that resonate inside a 3D band gap have not been studied to date. Recently, theoretical work has predicted the occurrence of "Cartesian light", wherein light propagates by hopping only in high symmetry directions in space [4]. This represents the optical analog of the Anderson model for spins or electrons that is relevant for neuromorphic computing and may lead to intricate lasing [5]. |
| DOI | 10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2019.8873152 |
| Citation Key | adhikary_optical_2019 |
Optical Resonances in a 3D Superlattice of Photonic Band Gap Cavities