Optimization of transmission properties of two-dimensional photonic crystal channel waveguide bends through local lattice deformation

2004 ◽  
Vol 96 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iraklis Ntakis ◽  
Pierre Pottier ◽  
Richard M. De La Rue
2004 ◽  
Vol 13 (03n04) ◽  
pp. 535-540 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. SCHMIDT ◽  
G. BOETTGER ◽  
C. LIGUDA ◽  
M. EICH ◽  
W. MORGENROTH ◽  
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We present a new concept to adjust the transmission properties of a two-dimensional photonic crystal by photobleaching the structure. A square lattice of 500 nm lattice constant and 300 nm hole diameter was fabricated by etching air holes into a slab waveguide consisting of a polymethylmethacrylate polymer covalently functionalized with 10 mol% of the nonlinear Disperse Red 1 chromophore. While illuminating the photonic crystal with UV light the azo molecule bonds degenerate, resulting in a considerable refractive index change and a reduced slab waveguide core layer thickness. Wavelength and polarization dependent measurements show a very large shift of the dielectric band edge of 35 nm in TE and of 27 nm in TM polarization. With our novel concept it is possible to compensate fabrication inaccuracies and to trim photonic crystal transmission properties.


1997 ◽  
Vol 55 (16) ◽  
pp. 10878-10882 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric B. McDaniel ◽  
J. W. P. Hsu ◽  
Lori S. Goldner ◽  
R. J. Tonucci ◽  
Eric L. Shirley ◽  
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2007 ◽  
Vol 24 (10) ◽  
pp. 2863-2866 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ren Cheng ◽  
Ren Kun ◽  
Liu Rong-Juan ◽  
Tao Hai-Hua ◽  
Feng Shuai ◽  
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