Abstract
Atomic layer deposition (ALD) has become a powerful tool for the fabrication of high quality 3-dimentional photonic crystals (PCs) from both inorganic (opal) and organic (holographically patterned polymer) templates [1,2]. With ALD, highly conformal films can be grown with a precision of 0.05 nm, which, when combined with the availability of a wide range of low temperature film growth protocols, enables a high degree of control over material and structural properties to precisely tune optical properties [3]. Two-dimensional photonic crystals have been developed extensively for applications in optical interconnects, beam steering, and sensor devices; and are predominantly fabricated by electron-beam lithography. The optical properties of 2D photonic crystal slab waveguides are determined by the precision of the lithography process, with limited post fabrication tunability.
Original language | American English |
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Title of host publication | LEOS 2006 - 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society |
Pages | 763-764 |
Number of pages | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2006 |
Event | IEEE/LEOS - Duration: 1 Oct 2006 → … |
Conference
Conference | IEEE/LEOS |
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Period | 1/10/06 → … |
Keywords
- atomic layer deposition
- optical fabrication
- optical materials
- optical tuning
- optical waveguides
- photonic crystals
EGS Disciplines
- Materials Science and Engineering