Photonic Crystals: Towards Ultrasmall Lightwave Circuits

Accession number;04A0185870
Title;Photonic Crystals: Towards Ultrasmall Lightwave Circuits
Author; NOTOMI M (Ntt Basic Res. Lab., Atsugi-shi, Jpn) SHINYA A (Ntt Basic Res. Lab., Atsugi-shi, Jpn) KURAMOCHI E (Ntt Basic Res. Lab., Atsugi-shi, Jpn)
Journal Title;NTT Tech Rev
Journal Code:F0282C
ISSN:1348-3447
VOL.2;NO.2;PAGE.36-47(2004)
Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.11, REF.24
Pub. Country;Japan
Language;English
Abstract;A photonic crystal having photonic band gaps is expected to play a key role in future large-scale photonic integrated circuits. We have been investigating two-dimensional silicon-on-insulator (SOI) photonic crystal slabs and have demonstrated that such a slab is a good candidate for the basic platform of photonic-crystal-based circuits. In this paper, we show how to design photonic crystals of this type to implement various components. As a result of appropriate design and with the help of advanced Si nanofabrication technology, we have successfully made various ultrasmall photonic-band-gap waveguides, resonators, and functional components in SOI photonic crystal slabs with operating wavelengths covering most of the fiber communication wavelengths. (author abst.)