Title :
Disorder-induced optical scattering loss in planar photonic crystal waveguides: theory and experiment
Author :
Hughes, S. ; Ramunno, L. ; Kuramochi, E. ; Watanabe, T. ; Shinya, A. ; Notomi, M.
Author_Institution :
NTT Basic Res. Labs., NTT Corp., Atsugi, Japan
Abstract :
We directly compare a photon Green function theory of extrinsic optical scattering loss in planar-photonic-crystal waveguides with state-of-the-art measurements. The calculations successfully explain the strongly dispersive disorder-induced loss measurements over broadband frequencies.
Keywords :
Green´s function methods; crystal defects; light scattering; optical losses; optical planar waveguides; optical waveguide theory; photonic crystals; broadband frequencies; disorder-induced optical scattering loss; dispersive disorder-induced loss measurements; extrinsic optical scattering loss; photon Green function theory; planar photonic crystal waveguide; state-of-the-art measurements; Dispersion; Green function; Loss measurement; Optical losses; Optical planar waveguides; Optical scattering; Optical waveguide theory; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Planar waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1548818
