Title :
Characterisation of chalcogenide 2D photonic crystal waveguides using silica fibre nanowires.
Author :
Smith, C. ; Grillet, C. ; Mägi, E.C. ; Moss, D. ; Eggleton, B.J. ; Freeman, D. ; Luther-Davies, B.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys., Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW
Abstract :
We describe the fabrication of low-loss, highly flexible silica fibre nanowires which are used to characterise chalcogenide two-dimensional photonic crystal waveguide circuits. Localised coupling is achieved in good agreement with theory.
Keywords :
nanowires; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; silicon compounds; SiO2; chalcogenide 2D photonic crystal waveguides; localised coupling; silica fibre nanowires; Coupling circuits; Nanowires; Optical devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical refraction; Optical surface waves; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Silicon compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fibre Technology/Australian Optical Society, 2006. ACOFT/AOS 2006. Australian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
Print_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-1-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-1-9
DOI :
10.1109/ACOFT.2006.4519308
