• DocumentCode
    2023778
  • 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
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    7-11 Nov. 2004
  • Firstpage
    879
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2004. LEOS 2004. The 17th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8557-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.2004.1363522
  • Filename
    1363522