Title :
Transition from “magic width” to “anti-magic width” in thin-ridge silicon-on-insulator waveguides
Author :
Dalvand, Naser ; Nguyen, Thach G. ; Tummidi, Ravi S. ; Koch, Thomas L. ; Mitchell, Arnan
Author_Institution :
Microplatforms Res. Group, RMIT Univ., Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Abstract :
We analyse a thin-ridge silicon-on-insulator waveguide which tapers from low-loss “magic” width to strongly radiating “anti-magic width” using a vector eigenmode expansion method. The conditions to achieve highly directional radiation are identified.
Keywords :
eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; integrated optics; optical waveguides; silicon-on-insulator; antimagic width; directional radiation; thin ridge silicon-on-insulator waveguides; vector eigenmode expansion method; Optical devices; Optical diffraction; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Silicon on insulator technology; Slabs;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
