Enhanced nonlinear optical response from dihydroxy(5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl porphyrinato)tin(iv) or SnTPP in a fully plastic photonic crystal microcavity.

An all-plastic one dimensional photonic crystal microcavity incorporating a porphyrin based defect, with enhanced nonlinear optical properties is demonstrated. The results suggest that our system can be a potential candidate towards the realization of flexible and thus reconfigurable low power photonic devices suitable for low cost-scale integrated photonics technology.