Title :
Topology Optimization for Photonic Crystal Waveguide with Wide and Flat Bandwidths in Ultra-Fast All-Optical Switch (PC-SMZ)
Author :
Watanabe, Yoshinori ; Sugimoto, Yoshimasa ; Ikeda, Naoki ; Ozaki, Nobuhiko ; Mizutani, Akio ; Takata, Yoshiaki ; Kitagawa, Yoshinori ; Jensen, Jakob S. ; Sigmund, Ole ; Borel, Peter I. ; Kristensen, Martin ; Asakawa, Kiyoshi
Author_Institution :
Center for Tsukuba Adv. Res. Alliance, Tsukuba Univ., Ibaraki
Abstract :
Topology optimization has been used to design intersections and bends in two-dimensional photonic crystal slab waveguides. We have experimentally confirmed that the optimized intersection displays high transmittance with low crosstalk for the straightforward beam line
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; integrated optics; optical crosstalk; optical design techniques; optical materials; optical switches; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; waveguide discontinuities; optical crosstalk; photonic crystal slab waveguide design; photonic integrated circuit; topology optimization; transmittance; ultra-fast all-optical switch; waveguide bends; waveguide intersection; Bandwidth; Crosstalk; Design optimization; Frequency; Lattices; Photonic crystals; Photonic integrated circuits; Slabs; Switches; Topology;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2006.278975
