Title :
Modeling and optimization of photonic-crystal waveguide coupling
Author :
Popov, Alexandre
Author_Institution :
A*STAR Inst. of Microelectron., Singapore, Singapore
Abstract :
The the coupling between linear parallel waveguides in a photonic-crystal dielectric slab is investigated with a super sell approach. The crystalline structure is determined by a periodic array of holes in the dielectric slab. The possibility of very dense packaging of high-speed parallel interconnects with spacing of ∼ 1 μm between the channel waveguides is shown. These results can be of interest in design of AWG and optical switches with high level of integration. More detailed investigation of inverse photonic crystal waveguides is required to determine optimal crystalline structure to be employed in design of photonic crystal directional couplers.
Keywords :
arrayed waveguide gratings; optical directional couplers; optical interconnections; optical switches; packaging; periodic structures; photonic band gap; 1 micron; AWG; channel waveguides; dielectric slab; directional couplers; high-speed parallel interconnects; inverse photonic crystal waveguides; linear parallel waveguides; optical switches; optimal crystalline structure; periodic array; photonic-crystal dielectric slab; photonic-crystal waveguide coupling; very dense packaging; Crystallization; Dielectrics; Directional couplers; Optical design; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Packaging; Periodic structures; Photonic crystals; Slabs;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics Packaging Technology Conference, 2002. 4th
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7435-5
DOI :
10.1109/EPTC.2002.1185659
