Topology Optimization for Photonic Crystal Waveguide with Wide and Flat Bandwidths in Ultra-Fast All-Optical Switch (PC-SMZ)

Author

Watanabe, Yoshinori ; Sugimoto, Yoshimasa ; Ikeda, Naoki ; Ozaki, Nobuhiko ; Mizutani, Akio ; Takata, Yoshiaki ; Kitagawa, Yoshinori ; Jensen, Jakob S. ; Sigmund, Ole ; Borel, Peter I. ; Kristensen, Martin ; Asakawa, Kiyoshi

Author_Institution

Center for Tsukuba Adv. Res. Alliance, Tsukuba Univ., Ibaraki

fYear

2006

fDate

Oct. 2006

Firstpage

767

Lastpage

768

Abstract

Topology optimization has been used to design intersections and bends in two-dimensional photonic crystal slab waveguides. We have experimentally confirmed that the optimized intersection displays high transmittance with low crosstalk for the straightforward beam line

Keywords

high-speed optical techniques; integrated optics; optical crosstalk; optical design techniques; optical materials; optical switches; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; waveguide discontinuities; optical crosstalk; photonic crystal slab waveguide design; photonic integrated circuit; topology optimization; transmittance; ultra-fast all-optical switch; waveguide bends; waveguide intersection; Bandwidth; Crosstalk; Design optimization; Frequency; Lattices; Photonic crystals; Photonic integrated circuits; Slabs; Switches; Topology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Montreal, Que.

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9555-7

Electronic_ISBN

0-7803-9555-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.2006.278975

Filename

4054410