Spectral engineering of coupled open-access microcavities

Abstract

Open-access microcavities are emerging as a new approach to confine and engineer light at mode volumes down to the ${\lambda }^3$ regime. They offer direct access to a highly confined electromagnetic field while maintaining tunability of the system and flexibility for coupling to a range of matter systems. This article presents a study of coupled cavities, for which the substrates are produced using Focused Ion Beam milling. Based on experimental and theoretical investigation the engineering of the coupling between two microcavities with radius of curvature of \SI{6}{\micro\meter} is demonstrated. Details are provided by studying the evolution of spectral, spatial and polarisation properties through the transition from isolated to coupled cavities. Normal mode splittings up to 20 meV are observed for total mode volumes around $10\times {\lambda }^3$. This work is of importance for future development of lab-on-a-chip sensors and photonic open-access devices ranging from polariton systems to quantum simulators.

6 pages, 2 pages supplementary materials, 6 figures

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