Open AccessCompact flexible photonic crystal waveguides and waveguide bends
Author(s) -
Bing Chen,
Tiantong Tang,
Hao Chen
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.17.005033
Subject(s) - optics , photonic crystal , photonic integrated circuit , waveguide , wavelength , materials science , bandwidth (computing) , transmission (telecommunications) , dispersion (optics) , transverse plane , photonics , optoelectronics , physics , telecommunications , computer science , structural engineering , engineering
The dispersion and transmission characteristics of transverse electric modes of a flexible photonic crystal waveguide are investigated by numerical simulation. Calculated results indicate that for arbitrary-angle bends of this waveguide with very small curved radii no more than two wavelengths, a very high transmission (>98.5%) is observed for a broad enough bandwidth. Owing to its unique advantage of compactness and flexibility, this waveguide is expected to be applied to highly dense photonic integrated circuits after further research.