Title :
The effect of higher order dispersion on slow light propagation in photonic crystal waveguides
Author :
Engelen, R.J.P. ; Sugimoto, Y. ; Watanabe, Y. ; Korterik, J.P. ; Ikeda, N. ; van Hulst, N.F. ; Asakawa, K. ; Kuipers, L.
Author_Institution :
FOM Inst. for Atomic & Mol. Phys., Amsterdam
Abstract :
We have studied the dispersion of femtosecond pulses in a photonic crystal waveguide. We found that slow propagating pulses were asymmetrically broadened, due to higher order dispersion. With decreasing group velocity, the asymmetry increased.
Keywords :
integrated optics; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; femtosecond pulses; group velocity; higher order dispersion; photonic crystal waveguides; slow light propagation; Dispersion; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Optical refraction; Optical solitons; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Slow light; Ultrafast optics; (160.3130) Integrated optics materials; (190.5530) Pulse propagation and solitons; (260.2030) Dispersion;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628878
