DocumentCode
2670918
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
fYear
2003
fDate
6-6 June 2003
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-749-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/QELS.2003.237867
Filename
1276339
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