Dispersion engineered slow light in photonic crystals: a comparison
We review the different types of dispersion engineered photonic crystal waveguides that
have been developed for slow light applications. We introduce the group index bandwidth …
have been developed for slow light applications. We introduce the group index bandwidth …
Coupling light in photonic crystal waveguides: A review
Submicron scale structures with high index contrast are key to compact structures for
realizing photonic integrated structures. Ultra-compact optical devices in silicon-on-insulator …
realizing photonic integrated structures. Ultra-compact optical devices in silicon-on-insulator …
Optical signal processing on a silicon chip at 640Gb/s using slow-light
We demonstrate optical performance monitoring of in-band optical signal to noise ratio
(OSNR) and residual dispersion, at bit rates of 40Gb/s, 160Gb/s and 640Gb/s, using slow …
(OSNR) and residual dispersion, at bit rates of 40Gb/s, 160Gb/s and 640Gb/s, using slow …
Tunable delay lines in silicon photonics: coupled resonators and photonic crystals, a comparison
In this paper, we report a direct comparison between coupled resonator optical waveguides
(CROWs) and photonic crystal waveguides (PhCWs), which have both been exploited as …
(CROWs) and photonic crystal waveguides (PhCWs), which have both been exploited as …
Slow light enhanced nonlinear optics in silicon photonic crystal waveguides
C Monat, B Corcoran, D Pudo… - IEEE Journal of …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present a summary of our recent experiments showing how various nonlinear
phenomena are enhanced due to slow light in silicon photonic crystal waveguides. These …
phenomena are enhanced due to slow light in silicon photonic crystal waveguides. These …
Slow and frozen light in optical waveguides with multiple gratings: Degenerate band edges and stationary inflection points
We show that a waveguide with multiple gratings can have a modal dispersion relation
which supports frozen light. This means that light can be coupled efficiently to low group …
which supports frozen light. This means that light can be coupled efficiently to low group …
Robust optimization of adiabatic tapers for coupling to slow-light photonic-crystal waveguides
We investigate the design of taper structures for coupling to slow-light modes of various
photonic-crystal waveguides while taking into account parameter uncertainties inherent in …
photonic-crystal waveguides while taking into account parameter uncertainties inherent in …
Giant resonance and anomalous quality factor scaling in degenerate band edge coupled resonator optical waveguides
We propose a novel scheme for enhancing the quality factor (Q factor) of coupled resonators
optical waveguides (CROWs) side coupled to a straight waveguide when operating near a …
optical waveguides (CROWs) side coupled to a straight waveguide when operating near a …
Improving slow light effect in photonic crystal line defect waveguide by using eye-shaped scatterers
Y Wan, K Fu, C Li, M Yun - Optics Communications, 2013 - Elsevier
Eye-shaped scatterers are adopted into a photonic crystal waveguide (PCW) in two ways:(1)
slow light with wide bands and group index ng from 14.1 to 32.8 can be generated by simply …
slow light with wide bands and group index ng from 14.1 to 32.8 can be generated by simply …
Low loss propagation in slow light photonic crystal waveguides at group indices up to 60
We have designed slow light photonic crystal waveguides operating in a low loss and
constant dispersion window of Δλ= 2nm around λ= 1565nm with a group index of ng= 60 …
constant dispersion window of Δλ= 2nm around λ= 1565nm with a group index of ng= 60 …