摘要:
Photonic crystal sensors may be created from two and three dimensional photonic crystals by introducing defects. The localization of the optical field in the defect region affords the ability to sense small volumes of analyte.
摘要:
A two-dimensional photonic crystal resonator apparatus in which the power of light coupled out of the apparatus in one direction is greater than the power of light coupled out of the apparatus in the opposite direction The apparatus has a photonic crystal slab waveguide structure having a waveguide and a resonator in the vicinity of the waveguide such that light propagated through the waveguide is extracted from the waveguide through the resonator and is coupled out of the plane of the apparatus. The apparatus has upper and lower cladding layers on the photonic crystal slab waveguide structure having different indices of refraction, and the power of light coupled out of the apparatus in the direction of the cladding layer having the higher index of refraction is greater than the power of the light coupled out of the apparatus in the direction of the cladding layer having the lower index of refraction.
摘要:
A two-dimensional photonic crystal resonator apparatus in which the power of light coupled out of the apparatus in one direction is greater than the power of light coupled out of the apparatus in the opposite direction The apparatus has a photonic crystal slab waveguide structure having a waveguide and a resonator in the vicinity of the waveguide such that light propagated through the waveguide is extracted from the waveguide through the resonator and is coupled out of the plane of the apparatus. The apparatus has upper and lower cladding layers on the photonic crystal slab waveguide structure having different indices of refraction, and the power of light coupled out of the apparatus in the direction of the cladding layer having the higher index of refraction is greater than the power of the light coupled out of the apparatus in the direction of the cladding layer having the lower index of refraction.
摘要:
A photonic crystal sensor adapted for single nanoparticle detection is disclosed. Very small single particles and single molecules may be detected. The sensors may be adapted to allow differential measurements.
摘要:
A photonic crystal optical temperature measuring system and a method for measuring the temperature of an object. The photonic crystal optical temperature measuring system has at least one photonic crystal temperature sensor having a resonant cavity, the resonant frequency of which is a function of the temperature of the resonant cavity.
摘要:
Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to modulators that can be operated electronically and used to modulate electromagnetic radiation. In one embodiment of the present invention, a modulator comprises a slot waveguide having a top semiconductor layer, a bottom semiconductor layer, and a transmission layer sandwiched between the top semiconductor layer and the bottom semiconductor layer. The slot waveguide also includes a plurality of holes forming a Bragg grating along the length of the slot waveguide.
摘要:
An optical interconnect has a plurality of optical data sources, a plurality of optical data receivers, a diffractive optical element configured to diffract an optical beam from at least one alignment optical source to at least one sensor, and an aligning element configured to align optical beams from the optical data sources to said optical data receivers, according to readings from the sensor.
摘要:
Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to analyte detection methods and to photonic-based sensors that employ photonic crystal gratings to detect analytes. In one embodiment of the present invention, a photonic-based sensor includes a source, a photonic crystal, and a photodetector. The source is configured to output electromagnetic radiation. The photonic crystal includes a photonic crystal grating positioned to receive the electromagnetic radiation. The electromagnetic radiation interacts with the photonic crystal grating and an analyte situated on or in the photonic crystal grating to produce a transmission spectrum that characterizes the analyte. The photodetector is positioned to detect the transmission spectrum.
摘要:
A method of manufacturing photonic band gap structures operable in the optical spectrum has been presented. The method comprises the steps of creating a patterned template for an elastomeric mold, fabricating an elastomeric mold from poly-dimethylsiloxane (PDMS) or other suitable polymer, filling the elastomeric mold with a second polymer such as epoxy or other suitable polymer, stamping the second polymer by making contact with a substrate or multilayer structure, removing the elastomeric mold, infiltrating the multilayer structure with ceramic or metal, and heating the multilayer structure to remove the second polymer to form a photonic band gap structure.
摘要:
Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to micro-electro-mechanical systems and photonic interconnects employing micro-electro-mechanical systems. One micro-electro-mechanical system embodiment of the present invention includes a lens structure and an actuator. The lens structure includes a substantially transparent membrane having a flexible, curved surface, and a reservoir holding fluid that is fluidly coupled to the membrane. The actuator system is operably coupled to the reservoir in order to exert pressure on the fluid to change the curvature of the membrane and the focal point of the lens structure.