Title :
Tight binding analysis of coupled photonic crystal waveguides
Author :
Botten, L.C. ; Hansen, R.A. ; De Sterke, C. Martijn
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Math. Sci., Univ. of Technol., Sydney, NSW
Abstract :
We apply a novel tight-binding analysis to coupled PC waveguides. Our results do not involve overlap integrals and shows the mode order can be the reverse of that for conventional guides, consistent with exact results.
Keywords :
integral equations; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; coupled photonic crystal waveguides; mode order; overlap integral; tight binding analysis; Optical coupling; Optical devices; Optical scattering; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguide theory; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Physics; Propagation constant; Reflection; (130.2790) Guided waves; (230.7370) Waveguides;
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.2006.4628810
