Title :
Selfguiding of visible light in photonic crystal slabs
Author :
Augustin, M. ; Schelle, D. ; Fuchs, H.J. ; Nolte, S. ; Kley, E.-B. ; Tünnermann, A. ; Iliew, R. ; Etrich, C. ; Peschel, U. ; Lederer, F.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Appl. Phys., Friedrich-Schiller-Univ., Jena
Abstract :
In this paper, we report that diffractionless propagation is also possible in the visible spectral range by downscaling the slab system as well as the PC parameters. The experimentally obtained wavelengths for optimal guidance are in excellent agreement with iso-frequency calculation
Keywords :
optical materials; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; diffractionless propagation; isofrequency calculation; optimal guidance; photonic crystal slab; selfguiding; visible light; visible spectral range; Diffraction; Lattices; Optical coupling; Optical propagation; Optical waveguides; Personal communication networks; Photonic crystals; Scanning electron microscopy; Slabs; Stray light;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8974-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568373
