Title :
Coupling into slow-light in photonic-crystal waveguides
Author :
Assefa, Solomon ; Xia, Fengnian ; Green, William M J ; Vlasov, Yurii A.
Author_Institution :
IBM TJ Watson Res. Center, Yorktown Heights, NY
Abstract :
Coupling into the slow-light regime of photonic crystal waveguides is investigated for various taper lengths and terminations by utilizing an integrated Mach-Zehnder interferometer. Experimental results for coupling efficiency as a function of group-index are presented.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; optical couplers; optical materials; optical testing; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; coupling efficiency; group-index function; on-chip integrated Mach-Zehnder interferometer; photonic-crystal waveguides; slow-light coupling; taper lengths; Coupling circuits; Lattices; Optical buffering; Optical coupling; Optical distortion; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical interferometry; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; (130.5296) Waveguides; (250.5300) Photonic integrated circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
