Acousto-optical nanoscopy of buried photonic nanostructures

We develop a nanoscopy method with in-depth resolution for layered photonic devices. Photonics often requires tailored light field distributions for the optical modes used, and an exact knowledge of the geometry of a device is crucial to assess its performance. The presented acousto-optical nanoscop...

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Main Authors: Czerniuk, T., Schneider, C., Kamp, M., Höfling, S., Glavin, B.A., Yakovlev, D.R., Akimov, Andrey V., Bayer, M.
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Published: Optical Society of America 2017
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/44182/
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author Czerniuk, T.
Schneider, C.
Kamp, M.
Höfling, S.
Glavin, B.A.
Yakovlev, D.R.
Akimov, Andrey V.
Bayer, M.
author_facet Czerniuk, T.
Schneider, C.
Kamp, M.
Höfling, S.
Glavin, B.A.
Yakovlev, D.R.
Akimov, Andrey V.
Bayer, M.
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description We develop a nanoscopy method with in-depth resolution for layered photonic devices. Photonics often requires tailored light field distributions for the optical modes used, and an exact knowledge of the geometry of a device is crucial to assess its performance. The presented acousto-optical nanoscopy method is based on the uniqueness of the light field distributions in photonic devices: for a given wavelength, we record the reflectivity modulation during the transit of a picosecond acoustic pulse. The temporal profile obtained can be linked to the internal light field distribution. From this information, a reverse-engineering procedure allows us to reconstruct the light field and the underlying photonic structure very precisely. We apply this method to the slow light mode of an AlAs/GaAs micropillar resonator and show its validity for the tailored experimental conditions.
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spelling nottingham-441822020-05-04T18:47:20Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/44182/ Acousto-optical nanoscopy of buried photonic nanostructures Czerniuk, T. Schneider, C. Kamp, M. Höfling, S. Glavin, B.A. Yakovlev, D.R. Akimov, Andrey V. Bayer, M. We develop a nanoscopy method with in-depth resolution for layered photonic devices. Photonics often requires tailored light field distributions for the optical modes used, and an exact knowledge of the geometry of a device is crucial to assess its performance. The presented acousto-optical nanoscopy method is based on the uniqueness of the light field distributions in photonic devices: for a given wavelength, we record the reflectivity modulation during the transit of a picosecond acoustic pulse. The temporal profile obtained can be linked to the internal light field distribution. From this information, a reverse-engineering procedure allows us to reconstruct the light field and the underlying photonic structure very precisely. We apply this method to the slow light mode of an AlAs/GaAs micropillar resonator and show its validity for the tailored experimental conditions. Optical Society of America 2017-05-30 Article PeerReviewed Czerniuk, T., Schneider, C., Kamp, M., Höfling, S., Glavin, B.A., Yakovlev, D.R., Akimov, Andrey V. and Bayer, M. (2017) Acousto-optical nanoscopy of buried photonic nanostructures. Optica, 4 (6). pp. 588-594. ISSN 2334-2536 https://www.osapublishing.org/optica/abstract.cfm?uri=optica-4-6-588 doi:10.1364/OPTICA.4.000588 doi:10.1364/OPTICA.4.000588
spellingShingle Czerniuk, T.
Schneider, C.
Kamp, M.
Höfling, S.
Glavin, B.A.
Yakovlev, D.R.
Akimov, Andrey V.
Bayer, M.
Acousto-optical nanoscopy of buried photonic nanostructures
title Acousto-optical nanoscopy of buried photonic nanostructures
title_full Acousto-optical nanoscopy of buried photonic nanostructures
title_fullStr Acousto-optical nanoscopy of buried photonic nanostructures
title_full_unstemmed Acousto-optical nanoscopy of buried photonic nanostructures
title_short Acousto-optical nanoscopy of buried photonic nanostructures
title_sort acousto-optical nanoscopy of buried photonic nanostructures
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/44182/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/44182/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/44182/