%0 Journal Article
%T Low mode volume slotted photonic crystal single nanobeam cavity
%A Judson D. Ryckman
%A S. M. Weiss
%J Physics
%D 2012
%I arXiv
%R 10.1063/1.4742749
%X We present and experimentally demonstrate a slotted photonic crystal single nanobeam cavity in silicon. The slot geometry is exploited to achieve ultra-small effective mode volumes, ~0.025({\lambda}/n)^3, more than an order of magnitude smaller than traditional nanobeam cavities. A continuous slot and a tapered photonic crystal design are implemented to achieve experimental quality factors near 10^4. This device structure offers a unique platform for achieving enhanced light-matter interactions and could be used to benefit a variety of applications including non-linear optics, cavity quantum electro-dynamics, sensing, optical modulation, and nano-optomechanics.
%U http://arxiv.org/abs/1206.7068v1