Title :
Waveguide coupler formed by a graded photonic crystal
Author :
Chien, Hung-Ta ; Chen, Chii-Chang
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Opt. & Photonics, Nat. Central Univ., Jhongli
Abstract :
The coupling between a conventional dielectric waveguide and a photonic crystal waveguide is studied. The coupling methods studied in this work include graded photonic crystal coupler, photonic crystal taper, waveguide taper and parabolic mirror coupler. The measurement and simulation results show that the graded photonic crystal coupler has a higher coupling efficiency in a short coupling length.
Keywords :
optical couplers; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; coupling length; dielectric waveguide; photonic crystal; photonic crystal coupler; waveguide coupler; Coupling circuits; Dielectrics; Electromagnetic waveguides; Lattices; Optical coupling; Optical losses; Optical waveguides; Personal communication networks; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystals; (060.1810) Coupler; (130.5296) Photonic crystal waveguide;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2606-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-865-0
