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Inlayed “Atom-like Three-Dimensional Photonic Crystal Structures Created with Femtosecond Laser Microfabrication

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

Hong-Bo Sun ,
Ying Xu ,
Kai Sun ,
Saulius Juodkazis ,
Mitsuru Watanabe ,
Shigeki Matsuo ,
Hiroaki Misawa  and
Junji Nishii
Hong-Bo Sun
Affiliation:
Satellite Venture Business Laboratory, The University of Tokushima, 2-1 Minamijyosanjima, Tokushima 770-8506, Japan
Ying Xu
Affiliation:
Department of Ecosystem Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokushima, 2-1 Minamijyosanjima, Tokushima 770-8506, Japan
Kai Sun
Affiliation:
Department of Ecosystem Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokushima, 2-1 Minamijyosanjima, Tokushima 770-8506, Japan
Saulius Juodkazis
Affiliation:
Satellite Venture Business Laboratory, The University of Tokushima, 2-1 Minamijyosanjima, Tokushima 770-8506, Japan
Mitsuru Watanabe
Affiliation:
Department of Ecosystem Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokushima, 2-1 Minamijyosanjima, Tokushima 770-8506, Japan
Shigeki Matsuo
Affiliation:
Department of Ecosystem Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokushima, 2-1 Minamijyosanjima, Tokushima 770-8506, Japan
Hiroaki Misawa*
Affiliation:
Department of Ecosystem Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokushima, 2-1 Minamijyosanjima, Tokushima 770-8506, Japan
Junji Nishii
Affiliation:
Optical Materials Division, Osaka National Research Institute, 1-8-31 Midorigaoka, Iketa, Osaka 563-8577, Japan
*
Correspondence should be addressed to misawa@eco.tokushimna-u.ac.jp.
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Abstract

Ultrashort laser pulses are utilized for fabrication of three-dimensional (3D) photonic crystals based on a multiphoton absorption process. The basic idea is, when a femtosecond laser pulse is tightly focused into some transparent media, a submicrometer hole will be generated due to microexplosion. By arraying these holes the same way as atoms in general solid crystals, 3D photonic lattices are achieved. Pronounced photonic bandgap effect shows that this technique is promising for tailoring arbitrary-lattice photonic crystals.

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