Title :
Coupling into photonic crystal slab waveguides
Author :
Assefa, S. ; Bientsman, P. ; Rakich, P. ; Johnson, S.J. ; Joannopoulos, J.D. ; Petrich, G.S. ; Kolodziejski, L.A. ; Ippen, E.P.
Author_Institution :
Res. Lab. of Electron., Massachussetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
An adiabatic taper method is presented for coupling light into photonic crystal defect waveguides in a square lattice of circular dielectric rods. The taper consists of two coupling stages.
Keywords :
integrated optics; optical couplers; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; adiabatic taper method; circular dielectric rods; defect waveguides; light coupling; photonic crystal slab waveguides; Bandwidth; Coupling circuits; Dielectrics; Optical coupling; Optical waveguides; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystals; Scanning electron microscopy; Slabs; Waveguide components;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-749-0
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2003.238446
