Gas sensing with a high-quality-factor photonic crystal ring resonator

Reyhaneh Jannesari, Thomas Grille, Bernhard Jakoby

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Abstract

A design for a high Q factor photonic crystal ring resonator (PCRR) is presented. The PCRR is based on 2D pillar type photonic crystals, which consist of a hexagonal array of silicon rods. The cavity is created by removing elements from the regular PhC grid. Achieving strong confinement of light intensity in the low index region (filled with the gaseous analyte) is the advantage of this PCRR. In that manner, the interaction of light and analyte, which can be a liquid or a gas, will be enhanced. The high quality factor of the cavity (Q=1.2×10e4), along with strong overlap between the field of the resonant mode and the analyte as well as the low group velocity of PCRR modes yield enhanced light-matter interaction. An enhancement factor of 1.149×105 compared to the bulk light absorption in a homogenous material provides the potential for highly sensitive gas detection with a photonic crystal ring resonator.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIntegrated Optics
Subtitle of host publicationPhysics and Simulations III
EditorsJiri Ctyroky, Inigo Molina-Fernandez, Pavel Cheben
Number of pages7
Volume10242
ISBN (Electronic)9781510609853
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2017

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume10242
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Fields of science

  • 202019 High frequency engineering
  • 202021 Industrial electronics
  • 202036 Sensor systems
  • 203017 Micromechanics
  • 202 Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Information Engineering
  • 202027 Mechatronics
  • 202028 Microelectronics
  • 202037 Signal processing

JKU Focus areas

  • Mechatronics and Information Processing

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