Recent Advances Toward Optical Devices in Semiconductor-Based Photonic Crystals

Author

Benisty, Henri ; Lourtioz, Jean-Michel ; Chelnokov, Alexei ; Combrié, Sylvain ; Checoury, Xavier

Author_Institution

Lab. Charles Fabry de l´´Inst. d´´Optique, Orsay

Volume

94

Issue

5

fYear

2006

fDate

5/1/2006 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

997

Lastpage

1023

Abstract

Photonic crystals, artificial, wavelength-scale multidimensional periodic structures, have given birth to a number of realizations in semiconductors. Photonic integrated circuits, especially around new integrated lasers, are challenging directions of research for miniaturization and new functions in optical telecommunications. We review the basic physics behind such applications and underline the current status of this very active research field worldwide

Keywords

integrated optics; photonic crystals; integrated lasers; optical devices; optical telecommunications; photonic integrated circuits; semiconductor-based photonic crystals; wavelength-scale multidimensional periodic structures; Laser theory; Optical devices; Optical feedback; Optical filters; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystals; Physics; Semiconductor lasers; Demultiplexers; lasers; optoelectronic; photonic crystals (PhCs); photonic integrated circuits (PICs);

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Proceedings of the IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9219

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JPROC.2006.873441

Filename

1634538