Title :
Contra-directional coupling between TE and TM modes in asymmetric photonic crystal waveguides
Author :
Liu, Zao ; Ilic, Rob B. ; Topolancik, Juraj
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Northeastern Univ., Boston, MA, USA
Abstract :
Coupling between the fundamental TE- and TM-like modes in a photonic crystal waveguide is investigated. Coupling is achieved by introducing transverse and vertical asymmetries into the periodic guiding layer. Polarization-insensitive narrow-band filtering behavior is demonstrated.
Keywords :
Biomedical optical imaging; Filtering; Lattices; Narrowband; Optical filters; Optical polarization; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Slabs; Tellurium;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
