Title :
Topology Optimization for Photonic Crystal Waveguide Bends with Wide and Flat Bandwidths in Air-Bride type Photonic Crystal Slabs
Author :
Watanabe, Y. ; Ikeda, N. ; Sugimoto, Y. ; Takata, Y. ; Kitagawa, Y. ; Mizutani, A. ; Ozaki, N. ; Asakawa, K.
Author_Institution :
Univ. ofTsukuba, Tsukuba
Abstract :
Topology optimization method has been applied to design the waveguide bends in the air-bridge type two-dimensional photonic crystal slab. We demonstrated that the optimized bends show good performance, comparable to the straight waveguide.
Keywords :
integrated optics; optical design techniques; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; waveguide discontinuities; air-bride type photonic crystal; slab waveguide design; topology optimization method; two-dimensional photonic crystal waveguide; Bandwidth; Photonic crystals; Slabs; Topology;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453204
