Title :
Polarization-independent self-collimated beam splitting in two-dimensional photonic crystals
Author :
Yucel, M.B. ; Kaya, O.A. ; Cicek, A. ; Ulug, B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Akdeniz Univ., Antalya, Turkey
Abstract :
Polarization-independent splitting of self-collimated transverse-electric and transverse-magnetic polarized waves in a two-dimensional square photonic crystal are demonstrated. The beam splitting is facilitated by the existence of sharp edges in flat equifrequency contours.
Keywords :
light polarisation; optical beam splitters; optical collimators; photonic crystals; 2D square photonic crystals; equifrequency contours; polarization independent self collimated beam splitting; Educational institutions; Finite difference methods; Optimized production technology; Photonic crystals; Physics; Structural beams; Time domain analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices (NUSOD), 2012 12th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1602-6
DOI :
10.1109/NUSOD.2012.6316497
