Fourier-space design of efficient photonic crystal cavity-Waveguide couplers

Author

Faraon, Andrei ; Waks, Edo ; Englund, Dirk ; Fushman, Ilya ; Vuckovic, Jelena

Author_Institution

Edward L. Ginzton Lab., Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA

fYear

2006

fDate

21-26 May 2006

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

We design efficient photonic crystal (PC) cavity-waveguide couplers using the Fourier-space optimization. This system is a fundamental building block for integrated photonic circuits with direct applications in quantum information processing.

Keywords

Fourier transform optics; III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; integrated optics; optical couplers; optical design techniques; optical information processing; optical materials; photonic crystals; quantum optics; semiconductor quantum dots; Fourier-space design; InGaAs-GaAs; integrated photonic circuits; photonic crystal cavity-waveguide couplers; quantum information processing; Couplers; Coupling circuits; Optical losses; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Photonics Society; Planar waveguides; Q factor; Quantum computing; Quantum dots; (220.0220) Optical Design and Fabrication; (230.0230) Optical Devices;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

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

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628867

Filename

4628867