Models and measurements for the transmission of submicron-width waveguide bends defined in two-dimensional photonic crystals
Year: 2002
Authors: Benisty H., Olivier S., Weisbuch C., Agio M., Kafesaki M., Soukoulis C.M., Qiu M., Swillo M., Karlsson A., Jaskorzynska B., Talneau A., Moosburger J., Kamp M., Forchel A., Ferrini R., Houdry R., Oesterle U.
Autors Affiliation: Ecole Polytech, Phys Mat Condensee Lab, CNRS, UMR 7643, F-91128 Palaiseau, France; Univ Pavia, Dipartimento Fis A Volta, I-27100 Pavia, Italy; Iowa State Univ, Ames Lab, Ames, IA 50011 USA; Iowa State Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, Ames, IA 50011 USA; Res Ctr Crete, Iraklion 71110, Crete, Greece; Royal Inst Technol, Dept Microelect & Informat Technol, S-16440 Kista, Sweden; CNRS, Lab Phys & Nanostruct, F-92225 Bagneux, France; Univ Wurzburg, D-97074 Wurzburg, Germany; Ecole Polytech Fed Lausanne, Inst Micro & Optoelect, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Abstract: One of the essential building-blocks of miniature photonic crystal (PC)-based photonic integrated circuits (PICs) is the sharp bend. Our group has focused on the 2-D photonic crystal based on a triangular lattice of holes perforating a standard heterostructure. The latter, GaAlAs-based or InP-based, is vertically a monomode waveguide. We consider essentially one or two 60 bends defined by one to five missing rows, spanning both cases of monomode and multimode channel waveguides. From intensive modeling and various experimental measurements (both on GaAs and InP), we point out the origin of the present level of bend insertion losses and discuss the merits of the many roads open for improved design.
Journal/Review: IEEE JOURNAL OF QUANTUM ELECTRONICS
Volume: 38 (7) Pages from: PII S 0018-9197 to: PII S 0018-9197
More Information: This work was supported by the European Union IST Project “PCIC.” H. Benisty, S. Olivier, and C. Weisbuch are with the Laboratoire de Physique de la Matière Condensée, Ecole Polytechnique, UMR 7643 CNRS, 91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France. M. Agio is with the Dipartimento di Fisica “A. Volta,” Università di Pavia, I-27100 Pavia, Italy, and also with Ames Laboratory and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011 USA. M. Kafesaki is with the Research Center of Crete, 71110 Heraklion, Crete, Greece. C. M. Soukoulis is with the Research Center of Crete, 71110 Heraklion, Crete, Greece, and also with Ames Laboratory and the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011 USA. M. Qiu, M. Swillo, A. Karlsson, and B. Jaskorzynska are with the Department of Microelectronics and Information Technology, Royal Institute of Technology, 164 40 Kista, Sweden. A. Talneau is with the Laboratoire de Physique et Nanostructures, CNRS, 92225 Bagneux Cedex, France. J. Moosburger, M. Kamp, and A. Forchel are with Technische Physik, University of Würzburg, 97074 Würzburg, Germany. R. Ferrini, R. Houdré, and U. Oesterle are with the Institut de Micro et Opto-électronique, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland. Publisher Item Identifier S 0018-9197(02)05721-4.KeyWords: integrated optics; photonic crystals (PCs); waveguidesDOI: 10.1109/JQE.2002.1017587Citations: 49data from “WEB OF SCIENCE” (of Thomson Reuters) are update at: 2024-10-20References taken from IsiWeb of Knowledge: (subscribers only)