Title :
Composite superprism demultiplexer
Author :
Khorshidahmad, Amin ; Kirk, Andrew G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., McGill Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
A superprism design is proposed whereby simultaneous wavelength separation and diffraction compensation in the slab region considerably shrinks the area required when compared to the preconditioned superprism design. All-parallel, diffraction-limited outputs obviate the focusing optics.
Keywords :
demultiplexing equipment; light diffraction; optical communication equipment; optical design techniques; optical dispersion; optical focusing; optical prisms; photonic crystals; all-parallel output beam; channel separation; composite superprism demultiplexer; diffraction compensation; diffraction-limited output beam; focusing optics; phase velocity dispersion; photonic crystals; superprism design; uniform slab region; wavelength separation; Demultiplexing; Dispersion; Kirk field collapse effect; Optical devices; Optical diffraction; Optical propagation; Optical sensors; Photonic crystals; Slabs; Spatial resolution;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics, 2009. GFP '09. 6th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4402-1
Electronic_ISBN :
1949-2081
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2009.5338314
