Large birefringence in two-dimensional silicon photonic crystals

نویسندگان

  • F. Genereux
  • S. W. Leonard
  • H. M. van Driel
  • U. Gösele
چکیده

We report an experimental and theoretical study of the birefringence of two-dimensional photonic crystals in the spectral region below the first photonic band gap. Transmission spectroscopy is used to measure the birefringence of a sample composed of a triangular lattice of air cylinders in silicon, with a cylinder radius of 0.644 mm and a lattice pitch of 1.5 mm. The measured birefringence ~defined as the difference in the effective refractive indices of the electric fields polarized parallel and perpendicular to the cylinder axis! reaches a maximum value of 0.366 near the first photonic band edge at a wavelength of 6.52 mm. The results show excellent agreement with theory and demonstrate the potential use of two-dimensional photonic crystals for highly birefringent optically integrated devices.

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تاریخ انتشار 2001