Title :
Crosstalk suppression of corrugated waveguides in an optical phased array using 2D photonic crystal slab
Author :
Kwong, David ; Covey, John ; Hosseini, Amir ; Xiaochuan Xu ; Yang Zhang ; Chakravarty, Sumit ; Chen, Ray T.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
Abstract :
A 16 element corrugated waveguide array fabricated in a single step is demonstrated to achieve over 15° of steering via wavelength tuning. Optical crosstalk suppression is achieved by inserting 2D photonic crystal between array elements.
Keywords :
beam steering; integrated optics; optical arrays; optical crosstalk; optical fabrication; optical tuning; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; slabs; 2D photonic crystal slab; corrugated waveguide array fabrication; optical beam steering; optical crosstalk suppression; optical phase array; wavelength tuning; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Arrays; Finite element analysis; Optical crosstalk; Optical device fabrication; Photonic crystals;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
