Title :
“Guidonics” in functionalized waveguide arrays: Theoretical and experimental determination of coupling constants and band structures
Author :
Plougonven, Nadia Belabas ; Minot, Christophe ; Levenson, Ariel ; Moison, Jean-Marie
Author_Institution :
Lab. of Photonic & Nanostruct., Marcoussis, France
Abstract :
Systematic patterning of the coupling enables engineering of the propagation of guided light in coupled waveguide arrays. We demonstrate theoretically and experimentally how to reliably design and measure the required band structures.
Keywords :
light propagation; optical arrays; optical waveguides; photonic band gap; band structure; coupled waveguide array; coupling constant; functionalized waveguide array; guided light propagation; guidonics; systematic patterning; Couplings; Optical arrays; Optical waveguide theory; Optimized production technology; Solitons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/EQEC), 2011 Conference on and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0533-5
Electronic_ISBN :
Pending
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2011.5943166
