Title :
Light propagation within microspheres connected with micro-joints
Author :
Onodera, T. ; Mitsui, T. ; Hayashi, T. ; Wakayama, Y. ; Ikeda, N. ; Sugimoto, Y. ; Takamasu, T. ; Oikawa, H.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Multidiscipl. Res. for Adv. Mater., Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan
fDate :
Oct. 30 2011-Nov. 2 2011
Abstract :
Light propagation was simulated through coupled-resonator optical waveguides (CROWs) of polystyrene microspheres connected with micro-joints. Through micro-joints, nanojet-induced mode (NIM) light propagation was enhanced even across a bending point. In addition, NIM light propagation was significantly dependent on the micro-joint diameter.
Keywords :
light propagation; micro-optics; microcavities; optical couplers; optical resonators; optical waveguides; polymers; coupled-resonator optical waveguides; microjoints; nanojet-induced mode light propagation; polystyrene microspheres; Dielectrics; Finite difference methods; Photonics; Time domain analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Microopics Conference (MOC), 2011 17th
Conference_Location :
Sendai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1344-6
