Abstract
Photonic crystals have seen major advances in the past few years in the optical range. The association of in-plane waveguiding and two-dimensional photonic crystals (PCs) in thin-slab or waveguide structures leads to overall good 3D confinement with easy fabrication. We present experiments on a variety of structures and devices, as well as modelling tools, which show that 2D PCs etched through waveguides supported by substrates are a viable route to high-performance PC-based photonic integrated circuits (PICs). In particular, they exhibit low out-of-plane radiation losses. Low-loss waveguides, high finesse microcavities, and their mutual coupling are demonstrated.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 442-452 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
| Volume | 4283 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 9 Jul 2001 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Symposium on Integrated Optics 2001 - San Jose, United States Duration: 20 Jan 2001 → 26 Jan 2001 |
Keywords
- Integrated optics
- LEDs
- Microcavities
- Optical waveguides
- Photonic crystals
- Photonic integrated circuits
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Computer Science Applications
- Applied Mathematics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering