Scattering method calculation of the electromagnetic properties of two-dimensional photonic crystal slabs and waveguides

Author

Le Vassor D´Yerville, M. ; Centeno, E. ; Cassagne, D. ; Albert, J.P. ; Felbacq, D.

Author_Institution

Groupe d´Etudes des Semicond., Univ. Montpellier II, France

fYear

2003

fDate

14-16 July 2003

Abstract

Theoretical studies on two-dimensional photonic crystal (PC) slabs are presented. A scattering matrix approach which allows a complete modeling of the electromagnetic properties of structures made of layers of dielectric materials with planar periodicity. The slab structure consists of a triangular lattice of air holes drilled through an InP suspended membrane. Band structures and inverse quality factor variation of the modes are calculated. The effect of membrane thickness or the air-filling factor are also studied. The method is shown to be a powerful tool for the analysis of guided and quasi-guided (resonant) modes in PC slabs of finite thickness either suspended in air or on a substrate.

Keywords

S-matrix theory; band structure; dielectric materials; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; air-filling factor; band structures; dielectric materials; electromagnetic properties; inverse quality factor; membrane thickness; planar periodicity; scattering matrix approach; scattering method calculation; two-dimensional photonic crystal slabs; waveguides; Biomembranes; Dielectric materials; Electromagnetic modeling; Electromagnetic scattering; Electromagnetic waveguides; Lattices; Particle scattering; Photonic crystals; Slabs; Transmission line matrix methods;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Holey Fibers and Photonic Crystals/Polarization Mode Dispersion/Photonics Time/Frequency Measurement and Control, 2003 Digest of the LEOS Summer Topical Meetings

Conference_Location

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7982-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOSST.2003.1224283

Filename

1224283