Light transport in planar dielectric optical waveguides based on the aperiodic Thue-Morse sequence

Marianne Hiltunen, Jurgen Michel, Luca Dal Negro

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    Abstract

    We present the design of a novel, CMOS compatible, waveguide structure capable of multifrequency transmission bands with strongly enhanced band-edge states. The concept of the structure is based on the aperiodic Thue-Morse fractal ordering of dielectric scattering subunits combined with a traditional channel-waveguide scheme. The design of the waveguide has been carefully optimized in order to ensure its manufacturability within standard CMOS processing. Due to the lack of translational symmetry, the proposed Thue-Morse waveguide is characterized by multiple photonic pseudo-band-gaps and quasi-localized field states exhibiting large field enhancement effects.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationPhotonic crystal materials and devices VIII
    EditorsRichard M. De la Rue
    PublisherInternational Society for Optics and Photonics SPIE
    Number of pages7
    ISBN (Print)9780819471871
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2008
    MoE publication typeA4 Article in a conference publication
    EventPhotonic Crystal Materials and Devices VIII - Strasbourg, France
    Duration: 8 Apr 200810 Apr 2008

    Publication series

    SeriesProceedings of SPIE
    Number6989
    ISSN0277-786X

    Conference

    ConferencePhotonic Crystal Materials and Devices VIII
    Country/TerritoryFrance
    CityStrasbourg
    Period8/04/0810/04/08

    Keywords

    • Aperiodic
    • photonioc pseudo-band-gap
    • field enhancement

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