Title :
Circular Bragg grating mirror with high reflectance and wide bandwidth for TM-polarized waves
Author :
Yang Wang ; Chang Joon Chae ; Shitao Gao ; Skafidas, E.
Author_Institution :
Nat. ICT Australia Ltd. (NICTA) - Victoria Res. Lab., Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Abstract :
We propose a circular Bragg grating mirror with raised blade height for use in reflecting TM-polarized light in sub-wavelength nanowires. The mirror is highly reflective over ultra-wide bandwidth. We also notice a possibility of polarization-independent reflectors.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; light polarisation; mirrors; nanophotonics; nanowires; optical elements; TM-polarized light; TM-polarized waves; blade height; circular Bragg grating mirror; polarization-independent reflectors; subwavelength nanowires; ultrawide bandwidth; Bandwidth; Blades; Gratings; Mirrors; Optical waveguides; Reflection; Reflectivity;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Interconnects Conference, 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-2467-7
DOI :
10.1109/OIC.2014.6886078
