Title :
Design of high transmission broadband 90-degree bends for two dimensional cubic photonic crystals
Author :
Lin, Yih-Bin ; Li, Cheng-Ru ; Chen, Rei-Shin ; Su, Jung-Young
Author_Institution :
Lunghwa Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Taoyuan, Taiwan
Abstract :
A simple design of 90-degree bend is proposed for cubic photonic crystals. By doubling the density of rods, new types of bends are created. The greatest proposed bend has transmission efficiencies above 99% for a wide frequency range.
Keywords :
light transmission; optical design techniques; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; 90-degree bend; bent waveguide; high transmission broadband bends; optical design; rod density; two-dimensional cubic photonic crystals; Broadband communication; Lattices; Optical waveguides; Photonic band gap; Reflection;
Conference_Titel :
Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics (OPT MEMS), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Sapporo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8926-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8925-1
DOI :
10.1109/OMEMS.2010.5672126
