Ultrahigh-Q modes in anisotropic 2D photonic crystal

In this work, we design a two-dimensional photonic crystal cavity made with a substrate of an anisotropic material. We consider triangular lattice photonic crystal made from air holes in tellurium. The cavity itself is then created by three missing holes in the centre. Using the three-dimensional finite-difference time-domain simulation and optimization of the geometrical parameters and the symmetric displacement of the edge air holes on the quality factor, the cavity’s structural parameters yield an ultrahigh-Q mode cavity with quality factor Q = 2.95 × 10¹¹ for a filling factor r/a = 0.45 and lateral displacement of 10 nm. This shows great enhancement compared with previous studies in which silicon material has been used. The designed structure can be helpful in a number of applications associated with photonic crystal cavities, including quantum information processing, filters, and nanoscale sensors. (paper)