title: Design of a silicon nitride photonic crystal nanocavity with a Quality factor of one million for coupling to a diamond nanocrystal.
abstract: A photonic crystal nanocavity with a Quality (Q) factor of 1.4 x 10(6), a mode volume of 0.78(lambda/n)(3), and an operating wavelength of 637 nm is designed in a silicon nitride (SiN(x)) ridge waveguide with refractive index of 2.0. The effect on the cavity Q factor and mode volume of single diamond nanocrystals of various sizes and locations embedded in the center and on top of the nanocavity is simulated, demonstrating that Q > 1 x 10(6) is achievable for realistic parameters. An analysis of the figures of merit for cavity quantum electrodynamics reveals that strong coupling between an embedded diamond nitrogen-vacancy center and the cavity mode is achievable for a range of cavity dimensions.
authors: School of Engineering and Applied Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. murray@seas.harvard.edu
authors: Murray W
authors: MW
authors: McCutcheon
authors: Marko
authors: M
authors: Loncar
mesh_terms: D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D018130:Diamond / Q000737:chemistry*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D055096:Optical Devices; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D017655:Silicon Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D014159:Transducers
chemical_list: D017655:Silicon Compounds; D018130:Diamond; C032734:silicon nitride