Characterization and modeling of InP/GaInAsP photonic-crystal waveguides

Author

Swill, M. ; Qiu, M. ; Mulot, M. ; Jaskorzynska, B. ; Anand, S. ; Talneau, A. ; Karlsson, A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Microelectron. & Inf. Technol., R. Inst. of Technol., Kista, Sweden

Volume

4

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

586

Abstract

We present the first experimental and theoretical investigation of transmission spectra for waveguides in a InP-based two-dimensional photonic crystal. The waveguides were obtained as line defects in periodic arrays of holes deeply etched through an InP/GaInAsP/InP heterostructure. The spectra exhibit well pronounced dips attributed to Bragg reflections into backward propagating modes. By fitting the simulated spectra to the measured ones we can estimate out-of-plane losses in the investigated waveguides.

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; indium compounds; infrared spectra; integrated optics; optical waveguides; ridge waveguides; 1480 to 1580 nm; Bragg reflections; InP-GaInAsP; InP/GaInAsP/InP heterostructure; backward propagating modes; line defects; out-of-plane losses; periodic arrays; photonic integrated circuits; photonic-crystal waveguides; ridge waveguide; transmission spectra; two-dimensional photonic crystal; Etching; Frequency; Indium phosphide; Loss measurement; Optical losses; Optical reflection; Photonic crystals; Semiconductor waveguides; Waveguide components; Waveguide theory;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Communication, 2001. ECOC '01. 27th European Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6705-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ECOC.2001.989119

Filename

989119