Title :
Tailoring defect modes in waveguide arrays
Author :
Trompeter, Henrike ; Peschel, Ulf ; Pertsch, Thomas ; Lederer, Fak ; Streppel, Ulrich ; Michaelis, Dirk ; Bräuer, Andreas
Author_Institution :
Institut fur Festkorpertheorie und Theor. Optik, Friedrich-Schiller-Univ., Jena, Germany
Abstract :
We theoretically predict and experimentally confirm the existence of various types of localized modes at inhomogeneities in otherwise homogenous waveguide arrays. By varying the defect guide single- and multi-mode behavior can be induced.
Keywords :
localised modes; metamaterials; nanostructured materials; optical polymers; optical waveguides; organic-inorganic hybrid materials; defect modes; localized modes; waveguide arrays;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
