Patent ID: 8849075
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: a first photonic crystal (PC) having a first inner edge and a first outer edge, the first PC comprising a first plurality of holes; a second PC having a second inner edge and a second outer edge, the second PC comprising a second plurality of holes, the second inner edge of the second PC being adjacent to the first inner edge of the first PC; at least one of a waveguide section and a wave trap section formed between the first PC and the second PC, wherein the wave trap section is configured to trap an electromagnetic wave within a cavity; and a first pair of capacitively coupled metal contacts located outside an optical mode volume, the first pair of capacitively coupled metal contacts comprising a first metal contact and a second metal contact, the second metal contact contacting the first outer edge of the first PC, wherein a first electrical voltage is adapted to be applied across the first pair of metal contacts, and wherein the first PC is adapted to move as a function of at least one of the first electrical voltage and the electromagnetic wave such that the at least one of the waveguide section and the wave trap section contracts or expands.