Journal Article
Quasi-two-dimensional optomechanical crystals with a complete phononic bandgap
| A fully planar two-dimensional optomechanical crystal formed in a silicon microchip is used to create a structure devoid of phonons in the GHz frequency range. A nanoscale photonic crystal cavity is placed inside the phononic bandgap crystal in order to probe the properties of the localized acoustic modes. By studying the trends in mechanical damping, mode density, and optomechanical coupling strength of the acoustic resonances over an array of structures with varying geometric properties, clear evidence of a complete phononic bandgap is shown. (C) 2011 Optical Society of America |
Journal Name
Opt. Express
Publication Date
March, 2011
DOI
10.1364/OE.19.005658