Title :
Waveguiding in low index photonic crystals
Author :
Augustin, M. ; Fuchs, H.J. ; Kley, E.-B. ; Nolte, S. ; Tunnermann, A. ; Iliew, R. ; Peschel, U. ; Lederer, F.
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Angewandte Phys., Friedrich-Schiller-Univ., Jena, Germany
Abstract :
We experimentally investigate photonic crystal films made from the low index materials Nb2O5 and SiO2. For the first time polarization sensitive waveguiding in photonic crystals waveguides and in photonic crystal waveguide bends is observed.
Keywords :
light polarisation; niobium compounds; optical films; optical materials; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; silicon compounds; Nb2O5; SiO2; low index material; low index photonic crystals; photonic crystal film; photonic crystal waveguide bends; polarization sensitive waveguide; Crystalline materials; Lighting control; Optical control; Optical mixing; Optical polarization; Optical waveguides; Personal communication networks; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystals; Tellurium;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2003. CLEO/Europe. 2003 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7734-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2003.1313724