Title :
One-way waveguides in photonic crystals and back-scattering suppression
Author :
Wang, Zheng ; Chong, Yidong ; Joannopoulos, John ; Soljacic, Marin
Author_Institution :
Res. Lab. of Electron., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA
Abstract :
A broadband one-way waveguide is numerically demonstrated at the surface of a 2D magneto-optical photonic crystal containing Yttrium-Iron-Garnet. The strong time-reversal breaking results in the absence of backward-propagating modes and scattering-immune transmission across strong scatters.
Keywords :
backscatter; photonic crystals; 2D magneto-optical photonic crystal; back-scattering suppression; broadband one-way waveguide; photonic crystals; Bandwidth; Electromagnetic waveguides; Frequency; Lattices; Optical scattering; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Particle scattering; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystals; (130.5296) Photonic crystal waveguides; (290.1350) Backscattering;
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
