CO2 laser light characterization of low loss planar-photonic crystal self-collimated waveguides

Chunchen Lin; Caihua Chen; Shouyan Shi; Zhaolin Lu; Ge Jin; Dennis W. Prather

doi:10.1117/1.2125447

1 November 2005 CO₂ laser light characterization of low loss planar-photonic crystal self-collimated waveguides

Chunchen Lin, Caihua Chen, Shouyan Shi, Zhaolin Lu, Ge Jin, Dennis W. Prather

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 44, Issue 11, 114602 (November 2005). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.2125447

Abstract

We demonstrate nondefect mid-infrared waveguides based on the self-collimation effect in photonic crystals (PhCs). Due to the spatial dispersion properties serving to confine and route light, propagation loss as low as 2.56 dB/mm is obtained in a silicon-on-insulator (SOI)-based waveguide. The efficiency, together with their ability of arbitrary and structureless routing of electromagnetic beams, of these self-collimation devices provide a potential candidate for miniaturizing devices.

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Chunchen Lin, Caihua Chen, Shouyan Shi, Zhaolin Lu, Ge Jin, and Dennis W. Prather "CO₂ laser light characterization of low loss planar-photonic crystal self-collimated waveguides," Optical Engineering 44(11), 114602 (1 November 2005). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.2125447

Published: 1 November 2005

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