High-bandwidth transmission of an efficient photonic-crystal mode converter.
We have investigated both theoretically and experimentally the spectral behavior and the transmission and reflection performance of a photonic-crystal (PhC) mode converter upon an InP substrate. This taper exhibits 70% transmission efficiency on an 80-nm bandwidth when it couples a ridge access guide to a strongly confined single-missing-row PhC guide. Such a taper design included in a PhC bend contributes a large benefit to the overall transmission budget of the PhC-based link.
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique/Laboratoire de Photonique et de Nanostructures, Route de Nozay, F-91460 Marcoussis, France. anne.talneau@lpn.cnrs.fr
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Soukoulis
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