Dual wavelength demultiplexing by coupling and decoupling of photonic crystal waveguides
- 1 January 2004
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Express
- Vol. 12 (6) , 1119-1125
- https://doi.org/10.1364/opex.12.001119
Abstract
We demonstrate that the fundamental mode of the two coupled photonic crystal waveguides (PCWs) can be odd parity in a triangular photonic crystal and their dispersion curves do intersect. Thus, the PCWs are decoupled at the crossing point. By employing the decoupling at the crossing-point frequency and ultra short coupling length for another frequency, we designed a dual-wavelength demultiplexer with a coupling length of only two wavelengths and output power ratio as high as 15 dB. A loop-shape PCW is adapted to eliminate the backward energy flow.Keywords
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