Title :
Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of Efficient Photonic Crystal Cavity-Waveguide Couplers
Author :
Faraon, Andrei ; Waks, Edo ; Englund, Dirk ; Vuckovic, Jelena
Author_Institution :
Edward L. Ginzton Lab., Stanford Univ., CA
Abstract :
Coupling of photonic crystal (PC) linear three-hole defect cavities to PC waveguides is theoretically and experimentally investigated. An improved coupling is obtained by tilting the cavity axis by 60deg with respect to the waveguide direction
Keywords :
crystal defects; integrated optics; optical couplers; optical materials; photonic crystals; cavity axis tilting; coupling scheme; photonic crystal cavity-waveguide couplers; three-hole defect cavities; Couplers; Coupling circuits; Electromagnetic scattering; Fabrication; Optical losses; Particle scattering; Photonic crystals; Planar waveguides; Q factor; Quantum computing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2006.279048
