III-nitride photonic cavities

III-nitride photonic crystals

Ultrahigh-Q photonic crystal cavities in silicon rich nitride.

Ultrahigh-Q Photonic Crystal cavities were realized in a suspended Silicon Rich Nitride (SiNx) platform for applications at telecom wavelengths. Using a line width modulated cavity design we achieved a simulated Q of 520,000 with a modal volume of 0.77(λ/n)3. The fabricated cavities were measured using the resonance scattering technique and we demonstrated a measured Q of 120,000. The experimen...

Optical modes within III-nitride multiple quantum well microdisk cavities

III-nitride blue and ultraviolet photonic crystal light emitting diodes

We present results on enhancement of 460 nm blue and 340 nm UV optical power output in III-nitride light emitting diodes ~LEDs! using photonic crystals ~PCs! under current injection. Triangular arrays of the PCs with diameter/periodicity of 300/700 nm were patterned using electron-beam lithography and inductively coupled plasma dry etching. The total power at 20 mA of 3003300 mm unpackaged LED ...

Recent Advances in III-Nitride Ultraviolet Photonic Materials and Devices

This paper summarizes some of the recent advances made on III-nitride ultraviolet photonics materials and devices. In particular, the growth and characterization of AlGaN alloys are discussed in detail. It was shown that AlGaN could be made n-type for x up to 1 (pure AlN). Time-resolved photoluminescence (PL) studies carried out on these materials have shown that Si-doping reduces the effect of...