• DocumentCode
    1575494
  • Title

    Critical coupling and flat-band engineering in multimode photonic crystal waveguides

  • Author

    Khayam, O. ; Benisty, H. ; Kurt, H. ; Cambournac, C.

  • Author_Institution
    Lab. Charles Fabry de l´´Inst. d´´Opt., Univ. Paris-Sud, Palaiseau
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    814
  • Lastpage
    815
  • Abstract
    We show that flatbands can be tailored in a multimode photonic crystal waveguide by tuning the modal interaction strength to achieve the critical coupling regime. This is physically accomplished by elliptic holes in the cladding.
  • Keywords
    integrated optics; optical couplers; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; slow light; cladding; critical coupling; elliptic holes; flat-band engineering; modal interaction strength; multimode waveguides; photonic crystal waveguides; slow light; Dispersion; Environmental economics; Lattices; Optical coupling; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Shape; Slow light; Tuning; Waveguide theory; coupled mode theory; photonic crystal waveguide; slow light;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
  • Conference_Location
    Acapulco
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1931-9
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1932-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688870
  • Filename
    4688870
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1575494