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Prototyping of three-dimensional photonic crystal structures using electron-beam lithography

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

G. Subramania  and
J. M. Rivera
G. Subramania
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, P.O Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185
J. M. Rivera
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, P.O Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185
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Abstract

We demonstrate the fabrication of a three-dimensional woodpile photonic crystal in the near-infrared regime using a layer-by-layer approach involving electron-beam lithography and spin-on-glass planarization. Using this approach we have shown that we can make structures with lattice spacings as small as 550 nm with silicon as well as gold thus allowing for fabrication of photonic crystals with omnidirectional gap in the visible and near-IR. As a proof of concept we performed optical reflectivity and transmission measurements on a silicon structure which reveal peaks and valleys expected for a photonic band gap structure. The approach described here can be scaled down to smaller lattice constants (down to ∼400 nm) and can also be used with a variety of materials (dielectric and metallic) thus enabling rapid prototyping full three-dimensional photonic bandgap based photonic devices in the visible.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 846: Symposium DD – Organic and Nanocomposite Optical Materials , 2004 , DD12.3
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2005

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