Losses and transmission in two-dimensional slab photonic crystals

Year: 2004

Authors: Kafesaki M., Soukoulis C.M., Agio M.

Autors Affiliation: Fdn Res & Technol Hellas, Inst Elect Struct & Laser, Iraklion 71110, Crete, Greece; Univ Pavia, Dipartimento Fis A Volta, INFM, I-27100 Pavia, Italy; Iowa State Univ, Ames Lab, Ames, IA 50011 USA; Iowa State Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, Ames, IA 50011 USA.

Abstract: Using a three-dimensional finite-difference time-domain method, we present an extensive study of the losses in two-dimensional (2D) photonic crystals patterned in step-index waveguides. We examine the origin of these losses and their dependence on the various system parameters such as the filling ratio, the lattice constant, the shape of the holes, and the propagation direction. Furthermore, we examine the possibility of studying these losses using an approximate 2D model; the validity and limitations of such a model are discussed in detail. (C) 2004 American Institute of Physics.

Journal/Review: JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Volume: 96 (8)      Pages from: 4033  to: 4038

More Information: The authors would like to thank H. Benisty and R. Ferrini for useful discussions. Ames Laboratory is operated by the U.S. Department of Energy by Iowa State University under Contract No. W-7405-Eng-82. This work was supported by the Director for Energy Research Office of Basic Science and European Union Information Societies Technology project PCIC (Photonic Crystal Integrated Circuits).
KeyWords: Wave-guides; Radiation Losses; Light; Propagation; Diffraction
DOI: 10.1063/1.1790068

Citations: 15
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