Photonic crystal cavity with self-similar structure and single-photon Kerr nonlinearities
Thesis: S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2017.
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| author | Choi, Hyeongrak |
| author2 | Dirk R. Englund. |
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| description | Thesis: S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2017. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1089852019-04-11T13:14:08Z Photonic crystal cavity with self-similar structure and single-photon Kerr nonlinearities Choi, Hyeongrak Dirk R. Englund. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Thesis: S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2017. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 31-34). We propose a design of photonic crystal cavity with self-similar electromagnetic boundary conditions, that achieve ultrasmall mode volume (Vff). The electric energy density of a cavity mode can be maximized in the air or dielectric region, depending on the choice of boundary conditions. We illustrate the design concept with a silicon-air ID photon crystal cavity that reaches an ultrasmall mode volume of Vff ~ 7.01 x 10- 5 [lambda]3 at [lambda] ~ 1550 nm. We show that the extreme light concentration in our design can enable ultra-strong Kerr nonlinearities, even at the single photon level. These features open new directions in cavity quantum electrodynamics, spectroscopy, and quantum nonlinear optics. by Hyeongrak Choi. S.M. 2017-05-11T19:59:12Z 2017-05-11T19:59:12Z 2017 2017 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/108985 986497750 eng MIT theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed, downloaded, or printed from this source but further reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 34 pages application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Choi, Hyeongrak Photonic crystal cavity with self-similar structure and single-photon Kerr nonlinearities |
| title | Photonic crystal cavity with self-similar structure and single-photon Kerr nonlinearities |
| title_full | Photonic crystal cavity with self-similar structure and single-photon Kerr nonlinearities |
| title_fullStr | Photonic crystal cavity with self-similar structure and single-photon Kerr nonlinearities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Photonic crystal cavity with self-similar structure and single-photon Kerr nonlinearities |
| title_short | Photonic crystal cavity with self-similar structure and single-photon Kerr nonlinearities |
| title_sort | photonic crystal cavity with self similar structure and single photon kerr nonlinearities |
| topic | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/108985 |
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