Title :
Two-dimensional photonic crystal Mach-Zehnder interferometers
Author :
Shih, M.H. ; Kuang, W. ; Cao, J.R. ; Choi, Stanley Jungkyu ; O´Brien, J.D. ; Dapkus, P.D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng.-Electrophys., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers were fabricated from suspended membrane photonic crystal waveguides. Transmission spectra were measured and device operation was shown to be in agreement with theoretical predictions.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; light transmission; optical fabrication; optical materials; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; interferometer fabrication; photonic crystal Mach-Zehnder interferometer; suspended membrane photonic crystal waveguides; transmission spectra; Integrated optics; Lattices; Optical devices; Optical interferometry; Optical planar waveguides; Optical waveguide theory; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Planar waveguides; Scanning electron microscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
