Title :
Photonic bandgap waveguides-2D PBG materials embedded in a GaAs-AlO slab
Author :
Chow, Edmond ; Lin, S.Y. ; Wendt, J.R. ; Allerman, A.A. ; Vawter, G.A. ; Zubrzycki, W. ; Johnson, S.G. ; Villeneuve, P.R. ; Joannopoulos, John D.
Author_Institution :
Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
A new two-dimensional photonic crystal (2D PC) slab structure was created with a full three-dimensional light confinement. Guided modes with broad bandwidth and high transmission for such PC waveguides and bends are also observed
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; optical waveguides; photonic band gap; refractive index; ridge waveguides; 2D PBG materials; 2D photonic crystal slab structure; GaAs-AlO; GaAs-AlO slab; PC waveguides; bends; broad bandwidth; full 3D light confinement; guided modes; high transmission; photonic bandgap waveguides; Attenuation; Bandwidth; Etching; Gallium arsenide; Lattices; Optical waveguides; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystals; Semiconductor waveguides; Slabs;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 2000 Annual Meeting. LEOS 2000. 13th Annual Meeting. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Rio Grande
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5947-X
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2000.894117
