An in-plane nano-mechanics approach to achieve reversible resonance control of photonic crystal nanocavities

X Chew, G Zhou, H Yu, FS Chau, J Deng, YC Loke… - Optics express, 2010 - opg.optica.org
Control of photonic crystal resonances in conjunction with large spectral shifting is critical in
achieving reconfigurable photonic crystal devices. We propose a simple approach to …

Dynamic tuning of an optical resonator through MEMS-driven coupled photonic crystal nanocavities

X Chew, G Zhou, FS Chau, J Deng, X Tang, YC Loke - Optics letters, 2010 - opg.optica.org
We present dynamic tuning of optical resonance using microelectromechanical systems
(MEMS)-driven coupled photonic crystal (PhC) nanocavities. The device consists of an air …

Enhanced resonance tuning of photonic crystal nanocavities by integration of optimized near-field multitip nanoprobes

X Chew, G Zhou, FS Chau… - Journal of Nanophotonics, 2011 - spiedigitallibrary.org
A compact and low power control of photonic crystal nanocavity resonance was devised,
simulated, and experimentally validated utilizing a hybrid integration of a …

Nanomechanically tunable photonic crystal resonators utilizing triple-beam coupled nanocavities

X Chew, G Zhou, FS Chau… - IEEE Photonics …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present our results on the design, fabrication, and characterization of a tunable photonic
crystal (PhC) resonator through utilization of triple-beam coupled nanocavities driven by an …

Programmable photonic crystal nanobeam cavities

IW Frank, PB Deotare, MW McCutcheon, M Lončar - Optics Express, 2010 - opg.optica.org
We present dynamically reconfigurable photonic crystal nanobeam cavities, operating at~
1550 nm, that can be continuously and reversibly tuned over a 9.5 nm wavelength range …

Electrically controlled modulation in a photonic crystal nanocavity

D Englund, B Ellis, E Edwards, T Sarmiento… - Optics express, 2009 - opg.optica.org
We describe a compact modulator based on a photonic crystal nanocavity whose resonance
is electrically controlled through an integrated pin junction. The sub-micron size of the …

Optomechanical coupling in photonic crystal supported nanomechanical waveguides

WHP Pernice, M Li, HX Tang - Optics express, 2009 - opg.optica.org
We report improved optomechanical properties of a nano-mechanical beam resonator
embedded in an optical race-track resonator. Precise control of the mechanical resonator is …

Dynamic modulation of photonic crystal nanocavities using gigahertz acoustic phonons

DA Fuhrmann, SM Thon, H Kim, D Bouwmeester… - Nature …, 2011 - nature.com
Photonic crystal membranes provide a versatile planar platform for on-chip implementations
of photonic quantum circuits,,. One prominent quantum element is a coupled system …

Photonic crystal nanobeam cavities for tunable filter and router applications

PB Deotare, LC Kogos, I Bulu… - IEEE Journal of selected …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We investigate the suitability of photonic crystal nanobeam cavities for interconnect
applications. Owing to their small footprint, exactly the same as that of an optical waveguide …

Photon-level tuning of photonic nanocavities

M Li, H Liang, R Luo, Y He, J Ling, Q Lin - Optica, 2019 - opg.optica.org
Energy-efficient optical control of photonic device properties is crucial for diverse photonic
signal processing. Here, we demonstrate extremely efficient optical tuning of photonic …