Title :
Anomalous low group velocity and low dispersion in simple line defect photonic crystal waveguides
Author :
Sakai, A. ; Katoh, I. ; Mori, D. ; Baba, T. ; Takiguchi, Y.
Author_Institution :
Photonics R&D, Ricoh Co. Ltd., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
We discovered a unique characteristic in a simple photonic crystal waveguide, which simultaneously gives the low group velocity and low dispersion. It will be used for a dispersion-free optical delay line and various functional devices.
Keywords :
optical dispersion; optical waveguide theory; photonic crystals; low dispersion; low group velocity; optical delay line; simple line defect photonic crystal waveguides; Delay lines; Finite difference methods; Frequency; Optical devices; Optical propagation; Optical waveguides; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystals; Research and development; Tuning;
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.2004.1363525
