Title :
Light propagation characteristics in photonic crystal waveguides
Author :
Baba, T. ; Fukaya, N. ; Motegi, A.
Author_Institution :
Div. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Yokohama Nat. Univ., Japan
Abstract :
Clear correspondence between theoretical and experimental light propagation characteristics in photonic crystal waveguides was observed at a wavelength of 1.5 /spl mu/m. Light transmission through a 60/spl deg/ bend was also demonstrated.
Keywords :
finite difference time-domain analysis; light propagation; light transmission; optical waveguides; photonic band gap; waveguide discontinuities; 1.5 micron; 60/spl deg/ bend; FDTD model; airbridge photonic crystal slab; light propagation characteristics; light transmission; photonic band diagram; photonic crystal waveguides; Finite difference methods; Loss measurement; Optical losses; Optical propagation; Photonic crystals; Propagation losses; Slabs; Time domain analysis; Waveguide theory; Wet etching;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.967839
