• DocumentCode
    1296286
  • Title

    Grating-Induced Dual Mode Couplings in the Negative-Index Slab Waveguide

  • Author

    Kim, Kyoung-Youm ; Lee, Il-Min ; Lee, Byoungho

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Opt. Eng., Sejong Univ., Seoul, South Korea
  • Volume
    21
  • Issue
    20
  • fYear
    2009
  • Firstpage
    1502
  • Lastpage
    1504
  • Abstract
    In a slab waveguide where negative-index materials are adopted as a core layer, we show that a single-period grating can act as both a Bragg reflector and a transmission grating, which enables us to achieve dual-wavelength mode couplings via a single grating.
  • Keywords
    Bragg gratings; metamaterials; optical couplers; optical materials; Bragg reflector; core layer; grating-induced dual mode coupling; negative-index materials; single-period grating; slab waveguide; transmission grating; Guiding mode; metamaterial; waveguide;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LPT.2009.2028741
  • Filename
    5200543