Title :
2D confinement and reduction of polarization dependence in hollow waveguide with high index contrast grating
Author :
Kumar, Mukesh ; Koyama, Fumio ; Chang-Hasnain, C.J.
Author_Institution :
Microsyst. Res. Center, Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
A tunable hollow waveguide with distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) mirror and a high-index-contrast-grating (HCG) mirror has been proposed. We numerically show the possibility of 2D-confinement and reduction in polarization-dependence of the proposed hollow waveguide.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; distributed Bragg reflectors; light polarisation; optical waveguides; 2D confinement; DBR mirror; distributed Bragg reflector; high index contrast grating; hollow waveguide; polarization dependence reduction; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Gratings; Hollow waveguides; Mirrors; Optical polarization; Optical tuning; Optical waveguides; Photonic integrated circuits; Temperature dependence; Tunable circuits and devices; (230.7390) Waveguides, planar; (250.5300) Photonic integrated circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
