Transmission Spectrum of Two-Dimensional Self-Assembled SiO₂ Photonic Crystals

Abstract:

Controlling the photon propagation in materials by photonic crystals lies at the heart of quantum optics. The motivation of our work is to investigate the direct control of the photon confinement in the self-assembled two-dimensional SiO2 photonic crystals. Here we demonstrate the realization of transmitted light controls in the self-assembled two-dimensional SiO2 PCs. Our experimental results agree well with the theoretical calculations on the photonic band gaps in the spectral region of 400-1100 nm. These results present experimental evidence on the direct control of the photon confinement in the self-assembled two-dimensional SiO2 PCs.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 538)
• Pages: 328-331
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.538.328
• Online since: January 2013
• Authors: Yuan Ming Huang, Bao Gai Zhai, Qing Lan Ma
• Keywords: Photonic Band Gap, Photonic Crystal (PC), Silicon Dioxide, Transmission Spectrum

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