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Static and Dynamic Properties of Optical Microcavities in Photonic Bandgap Yarns†

  1. G. Benoit1,2,
  2. S.D. Hart1,2,
  3. B. Temelkuran1,2,
  4. J.D. Joannopoulos2,3,
  5. Y. Fink2

Article first published online: 11 DEC 2003

DOI: 10.1002/adma.200305585

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Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials

Volume 15, Issue 24, pages 2053–2056, December, 2003

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Benoit, G., Hart, S.D., Temelkuran, B., Joannopoulos, J.D. and Fink, Y. (2003), Static and Dynamic Properties of Optical Microcavities in Photonic Bandgap Yarns. Adv. Mater., 15: 2053–2056. doi: 10.1002/adma.200305585

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138, USA

  2. 2

    Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138, USA

  3. 3

    Physics Department, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138, USA

  1. †

    The authors thank M. Frongillo, Dr. K. Kuriki, T. McLure, Dr. P. Prideaux, and Dr. R. Sun for their help. This work was supported in part by DARPA QUIST (contract number DAAD 19-01-1-0647), the ONR (contract number N00014–02–1–0717), the AFOSR (contract number Y77011), the US DOE, the U.S. Army through the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies (contract number DAAD-19–02D-0002), and a NSF Graduate Resarch Fellowship. The content does not necessarily reflect the position of the Government, and no official endorsement should be inferred. This work was also supported by the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) program of the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0123460 and made use of the Shared Experimental Facilities supported in part by the MRSEC Program of the National Science Foundation under award number DMR 02–13 282.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 11 DEC 2003
  2. Article first published online: 11 DEC 2003
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 24 SEP 2003
  4. Manuscript Received: 23 JUN 2003

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Keywords:

  • Deformations;
  • Fabry-Perot structures;
  • Fibers;
  • Microcavity;
  • Photonic bandgap (PBG)

The design, fabrication, and characterization of polymeric yarns (see Figure and cover) with large photonic bandgaps and omnidirectional reflectivity combined with a micro-cavity designed for near-infrared applications are reported. The reversible shift of the resonant wavelength of this single-mode optical cavity under applied strain is also demonstrated. Passive and active applications include narrow band-pass filters and low-threshold lasers.

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