title: Design of large-bandwidth single-mode operation waveguides in silicon three-dimensional photonic crystals using two guided modes.
abstract: We report on the design of silicon three-dimensional (3D) photonic crystal (PC) waveguides with a combination of acceptor-type and donor-type line defects. Tuning the width of the acceptor-type line defect allows the waveguide to support two guided modes, which enable single-mode propagation over 98.7% of the complete photonic bandgap (cPBG). In addition, we demonstrate that the frequency ranges for single-mode propagation can be extended to the entire range of the cPBG by further tuning the thickness of the layers in which the donor-type line defects are located. The wide ranges of available frequencies for single mode propagation enable flexible design of 3D PC components and will provide a route towards future 3D photonic circuits.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8505, Japan.
authors.forename: Jiapeng
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Aniwat
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tandaechanurat
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iwamoto
authors.forename: Yasuhiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Arakawa
mesh_terms: D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D008027:Light; D017785:Photons; D012031:Refractometry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012825:Silicon / Q000737:chemistry*; D020349:Surface Plasmon Resonance / Q000295:instrumentation*
chemical_list: D012825:Silicon