Title :
Photonic crystal waveguides in artificial opals
Author :
Lavrinenko, Andrei V. ; Kiyan, Roman ; Neumeister, Andre ; Schweizer, Thorsten ; Leyrer, Reinhold J. ; Wohlleben, Wendel
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Photonics Eng., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby
Abstract :
3D photonic crystals based on Si inverted-opals are numerically explored as hosts for effective air-channel waveguides, which can serve as parts of photonic circuits. Two basic shapes of straight waveguides are considered: cylindrical and a chain of spheres. Modelling shows that transmission is heavily dependent on the lattice position of the waveguide and its direction. Our experiments of defect inscription by 2-photon polymerization for the production of straight and bent waveguides in opal templates are reported.
Keywords :
optical waveguides; photonic crystals; polymerisation; 2-photon polymerization; 3D photonic crystals; artificial opals; bent waveguides; defect inscription; effective air-channel waveguides; photonic crystal waveguides; Fabrication; Insulation; Lattices; Optical materials; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystals; Photonic integrated circuits; Polymers; Production; Shape; FDTD; imperfections; photonic crystal waveguides; three-dimensional photonic crystals; two-photon polymerization;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks, 2008. ICTON 2008. 10th Anniversary International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Athens
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2625-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2626-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2008.4598593
