• DocumentCode
    2116366
  • Title

    Topology optimized mode conversion in a photonic crystal waveguide

  • Author

    Frandsen, Lars H. ; Elesin, Yuriy ; Yunhong Ding ; Sigmund, O. ; Yvind, Kresten

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Photonics Eng., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    8-12 Sept. 2013
  • Firstpage
    333
  • Lastpage
    334
  • Abstract
    We experimentally demonstrate an ultra-compact TE0-TE1 mode converter obtained in a photonic crystal waveguide by utilizing topology optimization and show a ~39 nm bandwidth around 1550 nm with an insertion loss lower than ~3 dB.
  • Keywords
    integrated optics; optical losses; optical materials; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; insertion loss; mode conversion; photonic crystal waveguide; photonic integrated circuits; topology optimization; ultracompact TE0-TE1 mode converter; Finite difference methods; Insertion loss; Optical waveguides; Optimization; Photonics; Time-domain analysis; Topology;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photonics Conference (IPC), 2013 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Bellevue, WA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1506-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IPCon.2013.6656572
  • Filename
    6656572