Design of nano-groove photonic crystal cavities in lithium niobate

作者:Li Yihang; Wang Cheng*; Loncar Marko
来源:Optics Letters, 2015, 40(12): 2902-2905.
DOI:10.1364/OL.40.002902

摘要

We propose a novel design of photonic-crystal nanobeam cavities in lithium niobate (LN) for both TE and TM modes, addressing problems associated with tilted sidewalls, which commonly result from dry etching. Using optimized periodical nano-groove structures, the proposed devices could achieve quality factors as high as 3.9 x 106 with a modal volume of 5.0 (gamma/n)(3). We also show that such a design is promising for applications in nonlinear optics by theoretically predicting the efficiencies for electro-optic modulation and second-harmonic generation. The proposed nano-groove structures and design rules could also be applied for other material platforms that possess tilted sidewalls.