title: Raman shift and strain effect in high-Q photonic crystal silicon nanocavity.
abstract: We have precisely measured the Raman shift of photonic crystal silicon heterostructure nanocavities for Raman laser applications. We utilized a near-infrared excitation laser of wavelength 1.42 μm in order to avoid local sample heating and exploited two high-Q nanocavity modes to calibrate the Raman frequency. The measured Raman shift was 15.606 THz (520.71 cm(-1)) with a small uncertainty of 1.0 × 10(-3) THz. In addition, we investigated the compressive stress generated in a photonic crystal slab in which a ~5.1 × 10(-3) THz blue shift of the Raman peak and a slight warpage of the slab were observed. We also demonstrated that the stress could be eliminated by using a cantilever structure.
authors.forename: Daiki
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Asano
authors.forename: Susumu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Noda