• DocumentCode
    512234
  • Title

    A novel proposal for DWDM demultiplexer design using resonance cavity in photonic crystal structure

  • Author

    Rostami, Ali ; Habibiyan, H. ; Nazari, F. ; Bahrami, A. ; Banaei, H.Alipour

  • Author_Institution
    Photonics and Nanocrystals Research Lab. (PNRL), Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tabriz, 51664, Iran
  • Volume
    2009-Supplement
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-6 Nov. 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    9
  • Abstract
    We propose an ultra compact structure for Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) systems using resonance cavity in Photonic Crystal (PC) structure. To the best of our knowledge, this is for the first time that a PC-based demultiplexer has been achieved with 0.8nm channel spacing, −18.77dB and 4170 average crosstalk and quality factor, respectively without using particular materials or complexities in fabrication. Two-dimensional (2D) Finite-Difference-Time-Domain (FDTD) method is chosen for simulation in this work.
  • Keywords
    Channel spacing; Crosstalk; Crystalline materials; Fabrication; Finite difference methods; Photonic crystals; Proposals; Q factor; Resonance; Wavelength division multiplexing; Channel spacing; Crosstalk; Demultiplexer; Photonic crystal; Quality factor;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Communications and Photonics Conference and Exhibition (ACP), 2009 Asia
  • Conference_Location
    Shanghai, China
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-877-3
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-877-3
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5405510