In this paper, a model of photonic crystal temperature sensor based on crystal microcavity in a straight photonic crystal waveguide is proposed. The transmission characteristics of light in the sensor under different ...In this paper, a model of photonic crystal temperature sensor based on crystal microcavity in a straight photonic crystal waveguide is proposed. The transmission characteristics of light in the sensor under different temperatures are simulated by using finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method. The thermal expansion and thermal-optic effects of silicon are taken into account. The results show that the resonant wavelength of microcavity increases linearly as the temperature rising. The wavelength shift along with temperature is 6.6 pm /℃.展开更多
基金surpported by the National 863 Project of China (No.2007AA03Z413)the National Nature Science Foundation of China (No.60727004)the Project of Education Office of Shanxi Province of China (No.09JS041)
文摘In this paper, a model of photonic crystal temperature sensor based on crystal microcavity in a straight photonic crystal waveguide is proposed. The transmission characteristics of light in the sensor under different temperatures are simulated by using finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method. The thermal expansion and thermal-optic effects of silicon are taken into account. The results show that the resonant wavelength of microcavity increases linearly as the temperature rising. The wavelength shift along with temperature is 6.6 pm /℃.
