Title :
Investigation of group delay and disorder in a Photonic Crystal Waveguide using Low-Coherence Reflectometry
Author :
Hamel, P. ; Jaouën, Y. ; Gabet, R. ; Combrié, S. ; Tran, N.-V.-Q. ; Weidner, E. ; De Rossi, A. ; Talneau, A.
Author_Institution :
GET Telecom Paris, Paris
Abstract :
The optical low-coherence reflectometry technique is proposed for investigating photonic crystal slab waveguides. We show its ability of providing a direct measurement of the group delay and highlight the structural disorder resulting into TE/TM scattering.
Keywords :
optical planar waveguides; photonic crystals; reflectometry; group delay; optical low-coherence reflectometry technique; photonic crystal slab waveguides; photonic crystal waveguide; structural disorder; Optical interferometry; Optical reflection; Optical scattering; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Propagation delay; Reflectometry; Semiconductor waveguides; Tellurium; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452984
