Design and characterization of a coupling-strength-controlled directional coupler based on photonic crystal waveguides

Author

Sugimoto, Y. ; Tanaka, Y. ; Ikeda, N. ; Yang, T. ; Nakamura, H. ; Inoue, K. ; Miyashita, K. ; Maruyama, T. ; Ishida, K. ; Watanabe, Y. ; Asakawa, K.

Author_Institution

The Femtosecond Technol. Res. Assoc., Tsukuba, Japan

Volume

1

fYear

2003

fDate

15-19 Dec. 2003

Abstract

Numerical and experimental studies on photonic crystal waveguide directional couplers (DCs) with coupling-strength-control defects are reported here. The basic structure consists of two parallel-coupled single-defect waveguides separated by a triple-line air-hole array, with some air holes in the middle of the triple-line eliminated. Fundamental operation as the DC at a wavelength of ∼1.3 μm is observed with a short coupling length.

Keywords

integrated optics; optical design techniques; optical directional couplers; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; 1.3 micron; coupling length; coupling-strength-controlled directional coupler; parallel-coupled single-defect waveguides; photonic crystal waveguide; triple-line air-hole array; Coupling circuits; Directional couplers; Distributed control; Optical coupling; Optical devices; Optical refraction; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Ultrafast optics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2003. The 5th Pacific Rim Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7766-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOPR.2003.1274534

Filename

1274534