DocumentCode
1427478
Title
Properties of the slab modes in photonic crystal optical waveguides
Author
Adibi, Ali ; Xu, Yong ; Lee, Reginald K. ; Yariv, Amnon ; Scherer, Axel
Author_Institution
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
Volume
18
Issue
11
fYear
2000
Firstpage
1554
Lastpage
1564
Abstract
We show that by placing a slab of semiconductor material between two photonic bandgap (PBG) mirrors, waveguide modes at frequencies out of the PBG can be obtained. These modes are similar to the modes of a conventional dielectric slab waveguide. Using these modes, we can obtain very good coupling between a PBG waveguide and a dielectric slab waveguide with similar slab properties. We discuss the properties of these slab modes and outline the guideline for the optimization of the PBG waveguides based on these properties.
Keywords
optical waveguide theory; optical waveguides; optimisation; photonic band gap; dielectric slab waveguide; good coupling; optimization; photonic bandgap mirrors; photonic crystal optical waveguides; semiconductor material; slab modes; slab properties; waveguide modes; Dielectrics; Frequency; Guidelines; Mirrors; Optical waveguides; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystals; Semiconductor materials; Semiconductor waveguides; Slabs;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0733-8724
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/50.896217
Filename
896217
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