Open AccessMultichannel routing of diffraction-inhibited beams in two-dimensional photonic crystals
Author(s) -
Lingling Zhang,
Qiwen Zhan,
Binfeng Yun,
Jiayu Zhang,
Yiping Cui
Publication year - 2011
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.19.009890
Subject(s) - diffraction , optics , beam splitter , photonic crystal , photonics , row , beam (structure) , routing (electronic design automation) , light beam , photonic integrated circuit , intersection (aeronautics) , physics , materials science , optoelectronics , computer science , electronic engineering , laser , engineering , database , aerospace engineering
We show that two rows of photonic lattices on each side of a narrow diffraction-inhibited beam are sufficient for confinement, enabling the launching of multi-beams with an interval of one lattice constant for independent propagation. A few integrated photonic circuit building blocks including arbitrary angle bends, power splitter and intersection are designed to realize flexible controls of the diffraction-inhibited beams. In addition, under wide beam illumination, incident beam power is well separated by the lattices rows, facilitating the simultaneous excitation of multiple diffraction-inhibited beams. These novel effects and building blocks offer exceptional opportunities for multichannel photonic routing.