Title :
Self-guiding of light in a low-index photonic-crystal film
Author :
Augustin, M. ; Fuchs, H.J. ; Schelle, D. ; Kley, E.-B. ; Nolte, S. ; Tünnermann, A. ; Iliew, R. ; Etrich, C. ; Peschel, U. ; Lederer, F.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Appl. Phys., Friedrich-Schiller-Univ. Jena, Germany
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate diffractionless propagation of light over 12 diffraction lengths and transverse routing of this self-guided light in a two-dimensional low-index photonic crystal film. Experimental results and three-dimensional calculations are in good agreement.
Keywords :
light propagation; optical films; optical waveguides; photonic band gap; photonic crystals; ridge waveguides; 2-D low-index photonic-crystal film; diffractionless light propagation; self-guided light; transverse routing; Integrated optics; Lattices; Optical diffraction; Optical films; Optical propagation; Personal communication networks; Photonic crystals; Routing; Slabs; Tellurium;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202060
