Title :
Tapered couplers for efficient interfacing between dielectric and photonic crystal waveguides
Author :
Mekis, Attila ; Joannopoulos, J.D.
Author_Institution :
Clarendon Photonics, Newton, MA, USA
fDate :
6/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We design tapered waveguide junctions for coupling between photonic crystal and traditional dielectric waveguides and evaluate their transmission efficiency. While the transmission efficiency is less than 60% using no taper, the tapered couplers have over 90% power transmission. We show that different types of couplers are needed for efficient coupling into and out of photonic crystal waveguides
Keywords :
dielectric waveguides; optical couplers; photonic band gap; waveguide junctions; dielectric waveguides; photonic crystal waveguides; power transmission; tapered optical couplers; transmission efficiency; Couplers; Couplings; Dielectrics; Optical scattering; Optical waveguides; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystals; Physics; Resonance; Waveguide junctions;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
