Understanding the rich physics of light propagation in slow photonic crystal waveguides.

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作者
Krauss, Thomas F. [1 ]
O'Faolain, Liam [1 ]
Schulz, Sebastian [1 ]
Beggs, Daryl M. [1 ]
Morichetti, Francesco [2 ,3 ]
Canciamilla, Antonio [3 ]
Torregiani, M. [3 ]
Melloni, Andrea [3 ]
Mazoyer, Simon [4 ]
Lalanne, Phillippe [4 ]
Samarelli, Antonio [5 ]
Sorel, Marc [5 ]
De La Rue, Richard [5 ]
机构
[1] Univ St Andrews, Sch Phys & Astron, St Andrews KY16 9SS, Fife, Scotland
[2] POLICOM DEI Politecn Milano, I-20133 Milan, Italy
[3] Fdn Politecn Milano, I-20133 Milan, Italy
[4] Univ Paris Sud, CNRS, Inst Opt, Lab Charles Fabry, F-91127 Palaiseau, France
[5] Univ Glasgow, Dept Elect & Elect Engn, Glasgow G12 8LT, Lanark, Scotland
来源
ADVANCES IN SLOW AND FAST LIGHT III | 2010年 / 7612卷
关键词
Photonic Crystal; Slow light; DISPERSION; SILICON;
D O I
10.1117/12.848655
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
We study propagation losses in slow light photonic crystal waveguides and show that dispersion engineering can reduce the loss. We develop an improved understanding of why and how this occurs and develop an new approach to modeling these devices that provides new design insights.
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