Title :
Photonic crystal devices
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng.-Electrophys., Univ. of Southern California, USA
Abstract :
In this presentation we will discuss photonic crystal lasers and waveguide components. We have demonstrated both suspended membrane and sapphire-bonded photonic crystal microcavity lasers. These devices are optically pumped at and above room temperature. These devices are fabricated in the InGaAsP/InP, GaAs/AlGaAs, and SiO2/Si material systems. We also discuss our efforts to model the electromagnetic properties of these devices, using both finite-difference time-domain and finite element methods. Finally we report on the demonstrations of waveguide bends and branches in these photonic crystal waveguides including a photonic crystal Mach-Zehnder interferometer.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; Mach-Zehnder interferometers; aluminium compounds; elemental semiconductors; finite difference time-domain analysis; finite element analysis; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; microcavity lasers; optical fabrication; optical pumping; optical waveguide components; photonic crystals; sapphire; semiconductor lasers; silicon; silicon compounds; waveguide discontinuities; Al2O3; GaAs-AlGaAs; InGaAsP-InP; Mach-Zenhder interferometer; SiO2-Si; electromagnetic property; finite element method; finite-difference time-domain method; optical fabrication; optical pumping; photonic crystal device; photonic crystal microcavity laser; sapphire substrate; semiconductor membrane; two dimensional photonic crystal waveguide component; waveguide bends; Biomembranes; Electromagnetic waveguides; Laser modes; Microcavities; Optical devices; Optical waveguide components; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Pump lasers; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2003. LEOS 2003. The 16th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7888-1
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2003.1252929
