TY - JOUR
T1 - FDTD analysis of PBG waveguides, power splitters and switches
AU - Ziolkowski, Richard W.
AU - Tanaka, Masahiro
N1 - Funding Information:
The contributions to this work by Ziolkowski were supported in part by the Air Force Oce of Scientific Research, Air Force Material Command, USAF, under grant number F49620-96-1-0039. The majority of the work performed by Tanaka occurred as a Visiting Scholar with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Arizona.
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - Finite two-dimensional photonic bandgap (PBG) structures were analyzed with a finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) full wave, vector Maxwell equation simulator. Removal of particular portions of these PBG structures lead to interesting sub-micron-sized waveguiding environments. Several waveguides and power dividers were designed and evaluated. By introducing further defects into the PBG waveguiding structures, control of the flow of electromagnetic energy in these nanometer-sized waveguides can be affected. This effect is demonstrated, and its use to achieve a micron-sized waveguide switch is shown.
AB - Finite two-dimensional photonic bandgap (PBG) structures were analyzed with a finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) full wave, vector Maxwell equation simulator. Removal of particular portions of these PBG structures lead to interesting sub-micron-sized waveguiding environments. Several waveguides and power dividers were designed and evaluated. By introducing further defects into the PBG waveguiding structures, control of the flow of electromagnetic energy in these nanometer-sized waveguides can be affected. This effect is demonstrated, and its use to achieve a micron-sized waveguide switch is shown.
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U2 - 10.1023/a:1006964830895
DO - 10.1023/a:1006964830895
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0032656613
SN - 0306-8919
VL - 31
SP - 843
EP - 855
JO - Optical and Quantum Electronics
JF - Optical and Quantum Electronics
IS - 9
ER -