Title :
Increasing the guiding bandwidth of photonic crystal waveguides by perturbing the periodicity
Author :
Jafarpour, A. ; Reinke, C. ; Adibi, A. ; Xu, Y. ; Lee, R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., USA
Abstract :
Flattening of the guided modes of photonic crystal waveguides limits the guiding bandwidth. This behavior is caused by the periodicity of the structures and can be modified by perturbing it. We present a new waveguide design which allows guiding over the entire photonic band gap.
Keywords :
optical design techniques; optical dispersion; optical waveguide theory; photonic band gap; photonic crystals; guided modes; guiding bandwidth; periodic structure; photonic band gap; photonic crystal waveguides; waveguide design; Bandwidth; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Fourier transforms; Frequency; Optical waveguides; Orbits; Periodic structures; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystals; Waveguide discontinuities;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-749-0
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2003.237867
