Title :
Wideband Slow Light in Photonic Crystal Coupled Waveguides with Chirped Structure
Author :
Kawasaki, Y. ; Adachi, J. ; Mori, D. ; Kubo, S. ; Baba, T.
Author_Institution :
Yokohama Nat. Univ., Yokohama
Abstract :
Wideband dispersion-compensated slow light was observed in photonic crystal coupled waveguides with chirped structure. A group velocity of c/5/0 was obtained for 12 nm bandwidth. The sub-ps pulse propagation was also confirmed.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; chirped structure; group velocity; photonic crystal coupled waveguides; sub-ps pulse propagation; wideband dispersion-compensated slow light; Bandwidth; Chirp; Delay effects; Optical coupling; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Slow light; Wideband;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2007. LEOS 2007. The 20th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0925-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382386
