Title :
Investigation of mini-stop bands in wide photonic crystal waveguides with a low in-plane index contrast
Author :
Augustin, M. ; Fuchs, H.J. ; Schelle, D. ; Kley, E.-B. ; Nolte, S. ; Tünnermann, A. ; Iliew, R. ; Etrich, C. ; Peschel, U. ; Lederer, F.
Author_Institution :
Institut fur Angewandte Physik, Friedrich-Schiller-Univ., Jena, Germany
Abstract :
The mini-stop bands of wide photonic crystal waveguides in a slab system with a low in-plane index contrast are investigated both experimentally and theoretically. Their performance as high suppression filters is discussed.
Keywords :
optical filters; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; refractive index; high suppression filters; low in-plane index contrast; mini-stop bands; wide photonic crystal waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
