Title :
Analysis of one-dimensional photonic band gap structure to design tunable electro-optic filters for DWDM
Author :
Khandwal, Ratnanjali ; Qi, Xiaoyuan ; Stadler, Beth ; Zou, Kevin
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN
Abstract :
A DWDM tunable electro-optic filter using photonic bandgaps was designed. The tuning range and minimum channel spacing was controlled by an electro-optic defect, Pb (Mg1/3Nb1/3)O3-PbTiO3, or by including the EO material within the reflecting stacks.
Keywords :
channel spacing; electro-optical filters; lead compounds; optical communication equipment; optical tuning; photonic band gap; wavelength division multiplexing; DWDM; PMN-PbTiO3; channel spacing; electrooptic material; one-dimensional photonic band gap structure; reflecting stack; tunable electrooptic filter; Dielectric materials; Electrooptic devices; Filtering; Indium tin oxide; Interference; Optical filters; Optical tuning; Photonic band gap; Refractive index; Wavelength division multiplexing; (130.7408) Wavelength filtering devices; (230.2090) Electro-optical devices; (230.5298) Photonic crystals;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
