Title :
Integration of a 2-D photonic crystal superprism with 1-D photonic crystal microcavity filters for high channel selectivity
Author :
Jugessur, Aju S. ; Bakhtazad, Aref ; Wu, Lijun ; Kirk, Andrew G. ; Krauss, Thomas F. ; De La Rue, Richard M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., McGill Univ., Montreal, Que., Canada
Abstract :
A 2-D photonic crystal superprism-filter device for demultiplexing applications has been designed using plane wave expansion and 2-D finite difference time domain methods. High channel selectivity with peak transmission linewidths of 15 nm is achievable.
Keywords :
demultiplexing; finite difference time-domain analysis; integrated optics; optical communication equipment; optical filters; optical prisms; photonic crystals; 1-D photonic crystal microcavity filters; 2-D finite difference time domain methods; 2-D photonic crystal superprism; channel selectivity; demultiplexing; plane wave expansion; transmission linewidths; Bandwidth; Finite difference methods; Frequency; Microcavities; Monitoring; Optical computing; Optical filters; Photonic crystals; Physics computing; Time domain analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2005. LEOS 2005. The 18th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9217-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2005.1547939
