• DocumentCode
    1499896
  • Title

    Tapered couplers for efficient interfacing between dielectric and photonic crystal waveguides

  • Author

    Mekis, Attila ; Joannopoulos, J.D.

  • Author_Institution
    Clarendon Photonics, Newton, MA, USA
  • Volume
    19
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    6/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    861
  • Lastpage
    865
  • Abstract
    We design tapered waveguide junctions for coupling between photonic crystal and traditional dielectric waveguides and evaluate their transmission efficiency. While the transmission efficiency is less than 60% using no taper, the tapered couplers have over 90% power transmission. We show that different types of couplers are needed for efficient coupling into and out of photonic crystal waveguides
  • Keywords
    dielectric waveguides; optical couplers; photonic band gap; waveguide junctions; dielectric waveguides; photonic crystal waveguides; power transmission; tapered optical couplers; transmission efficiency; Couplers; Couplings; Dielectrics; Optical scattering; Optical waveguides; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystals; Physics; Resonance; Waveguide junctions;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Lightwave Technology, Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0733-8724
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/50.927519
  • Filename
    927519
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1499896