Title :
Dispersion optimization of a 1-D superprism based on phase velocities
Author :
Kirk, Andrew G. ; Bakhtazad, Aref
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., McGill Univ., Montreal, Que., Canada
Abstract :
We apply Floquet-Bloch theory to determine the parameters of a 1-D superprism which give the maximum angular dispersion. For a silicon-air structure with an incident wavelength of 1550 nm this is 0.195 °/nm.
Keywords :
optical dispersion; optical prisms; photonic crystals; 1-D superprism; 1550 nm; Floquet-Bloch theory; angular dispersion optimization; phase velocities; Crystalline materials; Dielectric materials; Dispersion; Gratings; Kirk field collapse effect; Optical materials; Optical signal processing; Periodic structures; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystals;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2004. LEOS 2004. The 17th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8557-8
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2004.1363522
