On the role of evanescent modes and group index tapering in slow light photonic crystal waveguide coupling efficiency
Abstract
We investigate effects of different mechanisms on coupling efficiency between strip waveguides and the slow light mode in photonic crystal waveguides (PCWs). Both numerical simulations and experimental results show that group index (ng) tapering improves strip-PCW butt-coupling efficiency when compared to a direct coupling between a strip waveguide and a high-ng PCW. However, coupling efficiency is even higher when an intermediate low-ng PCW is used to couple from a strip waveguide to a high-ng PCW without an ng tapering. Our results suggest that the role of evanescent mode is more dominant in efficient coupling between two PCWs with large ng mismatch.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Jan 17, 2011
- Source ID
- 10.1063/1.3548557
Entities
People
- Amir Hosseini
- David N. Kwong
- Harish Subbaraman
- Ray T Chen
- Wei Jiang
- Xiaochuan Xu
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- Rutgers University
- University of Texas at Austin