Extension of Coupled Mode Analysis to Infinite Photonic Superlattices

Author

Shteeman, Vladislav R. ; Nusinsky, Inna ; Kapon, Eli ; Hardy, Amos A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng. - Phys. Electron., Tel-Aviv Univ., Tel-Aviv

Volume

44

Issue

9

fYear

2008

Firstpage

826

Lastpage

833

Abstract

Coupled-mode theory (CMT) is extended to the case of infinite 2-D photonic arrays, made of periodically repeated identical groups of different waveguides (supercells). Born-Karman boundary conditions, applied to the CMT equations for this system, are used to compute the photonic band structure. This method was found to be more efficient and much less resource-consuming than the existing approaches, for the analysis of finite large-sized arrays.

Keywords

coupled mode analysis; optical waveguide theory; photonic band gap; photonic crystals; superlattices; Born-Karman boundary conditions; coupled-mode theory; infinite 2-D photonic arrays; photonic band structure; photonic crystals; photonic superlattice; waveguides; Coupled mode analysis; Optical arrays; Optical coupling; Optical resonators; Optical superlattices; Optical surface waves; Optical transmitters; Optical waveguides; Phased arrays; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Band structure; Bloch function; coupled-mode theory; photonic crystals; supercell; superlattice;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9197

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JQE.2008.924235

Filename

4563497