Title :
Photonic Bandgap Effect in Disordered Arrays of Scatterers: Implications to Broadband, Low-Loss Waveguiding
Author :
Leosson, Kristjan ; Bozhevolnyi, Sergey ; Volkov, Valentyn ; Boltasseva, Alexandra
Author_Institution :
Micro Managed Photons A/S, COM Bldg. 345v DTU, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark, kl@mmphotons.dk
Abstract :
We demonstrate waveguiding of surface plasmon polaritons along channels through arrays of randomly located surface scatterers, constituting an amorphous (two-dimensional) photonic "crystal" that exhibits a broader stop-band and lower bend loss than conventional periodic configurations.
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2002. ECOC 2002. 28th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Copenhagen
Print_ISBN :
87-90974-63-8
