DocumentCode
3258232
Title
Directional couplers and de-couplers in photonic crystal waveguides: simulations and theory
Author
Boscolo, Stefano ; Midrio, Michele ; Someda, Carlo G.
Author_Institution
Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica Gestionale e Meccanica, Udine Univ., Italy
fYear
2001
fDate
2001
Firstpage
80
Lastpage
83
Abstract
Numerical simulations indicate that photonic crystals are excellent candidates to build high-performance directional couplers (or de-couplers). Theoretical explanations for these results, in physical terms, are provided as well
Keywords
crystals; electromagnetic coupling; numerical analysis; optical directional couplers; photonic band gap; EM wave coupling; EM wave decoupling; coupling length; dielectric medium; directional couplers; electromagnetic wave coupling; electromagnetic wave decoupling; numerical simulations; optical communication systems; photonic crystal waveguides; waveguide de-couplers; wavelength selective coupling; Directional couplers; Lattices; Numerical simulation; Optical fiber communication; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Planar waveguides; Power dividers; Waveguide theory;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Transparent Optical Networks, 2001. Proceedings of 2001 3rd International Conference on
Conference_Location
Cracow
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7096-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICTON.2001.934724
Filename
934724
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