title: Dielectric based resonant guided wave networks.
abstract: Resonant guided wave networks (RGWNs) are demonstrated to operate based on dielectric waveguides, broadening the scope of this optical design approach beyond plasmonics. The intersection of two dielectric waveguides that is modified by a tuned scattering particle is shown to function as an equal power splitting element, a key enabler of resonant guided wave networks. We describe structures composed of two types of waveguides, Si slabs and SOI ribs, at the telecom frequencies using both, Au and etch, based scatterers.
authors.affiliation: Thomas J. Watson Laboratory of Applied Physics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA. eyalf@caltech.edu
authors.forename: Eyal
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Feigenbaum
authors.forename: Harry A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Atwater
mesh_terms: D004563:Electrochemistry / Q000379:methods; D004867:Equipment Design; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry; D055096:Optical Devices; D055095:Optics and Photonics; D012031:Refractometry; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D012825:Silicon / Q000737:chemistry; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D006046:Gold; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D012825:Silicon