INTEGRATED PHOTONIC DEVICE STRUCTURES WITH NANO-SCALE FEATURES: FOR SENSITIVE APPLICATIONS

Photonics/optoelectronics research at Glasgow University is partially reviewed. The research activity reviewed is also notably connected to research groups furth of Glasgow. Silicon waveguide photonics at the sub-micrometre/nanometre scale is emphasized, including photonic wires, strong Bragg gratings and micro-/nano-cavity resonators and slow light in photonic crystal channel waveguides. High-volume processes for the fabrication of photonic quasi-crystal structures that enhance and shape the light extracted from GaN blue LEDs will also be described. Finally split-ring resonator (SRR) array based metamaterials are featured - together with their application for organic sensing.