Title :
High resolution, dispersion measurement of photonic waveguides
Author :
Bell, M.R. ; Mazilu, M. ; White, S.J. ; Karle, T.J. ; Krauss, T.F. ; Miller, A.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of St. Andrews, St. Andrews
Abstract :
We demonstrate a high-resolution dispersion characterization technique for photonic waveguide structures. Direct measurement of 120 mum long photonic crystal waveguides, at a band edge of 1.55 mum, demonstrates group delay dispersion of 0.4 ps2.
Keywords :
optical dispersion; optical variables measurement; optical waveguides; photonic band gap; photonic crystals; band gap; dispersion measurement; group delay dispersion; interference fringes; photonic crystal waveguides; photonic waveguide structures; size 120 mum; wavelength 1.55 mum; Delay; Dispersion; Extraterrestrial measurements; Integrated optics; Interference; Nonlinear optics; Optical interferometry; Optical waveguides; Pulse amplifiers; Ultrafast optics; (120.3180) Interferometry; (250.5300) Photonic integrated circuits; (260.2030) Dispersion;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628627
