Title :
The effect of changing the position of the inner taper crystals on the coupling efficiency between a silica waveguide and a planar photonic crystal
Author :
Wahsheh, Rami A. ; Abushagur, Mustafa A G
Author_Institution :
Microsyst. Eng., Rochester Inst. of Technol., Rochester, NY
Abstract :
We propose a novel method to enhance the coupling efficiency between a silica waveguide (SWG) and a planar photonic crystal (PPC) by changing the position of the inner taper crystals. Our results confirm that using extra defects at the interface between the SWG and PPC followed by applying the position change method produce a transmission efficiency of 94.6%.
Keywords :
integrated optics; optical couplers; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; silicon compounds; SiO2; coupling efficiency; planar photonic crystal; position change method; silica waveguide; taper crystals; transmission efficiency; Couplings; Electromagnetic waveguides; Optical reflection; Optical waveguides; Periodic structures; Photonic crystals; Planar waveguides; Refractive index; Reluctance generators; Silicon compounds; Crystals; integrated optics; periodic structures; waveguide couplers;
Conference_Titel :
High Capacity Optical Networks and Enabling Technologies, 2007. HONET 2007. International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Dubai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1828-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1829-9
DOI :
10.1109/HONET.2007.4600280
