Coupling light in photonic crystal waveguides: A review

Hemant Sankar Dutta; Amit Kumar Goyal; Varun Srivastava; Suchandan Pal

doi:10.1016/j.photonics.2016.04.001

Coupling light in photonic crystal waveguides: A review

Hemant Sankar Dutta^*
, Amit Kumar Goyal
, Varun Srivastava
, Suchandan Pal

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Submicron scale structures with high index contrast are key to compact structures for realizing photonic integrated structures. Ultra-compact optical devices in silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrates serve compatibility with semiconductor fabrication technology leading to reduction of cost and mass production. Photonic crystal structures possess immense potential for realizing various compact optical devices. However, coupling light to photonic crystal waveguide structures is crucial in order to achieve strong transmission and wider bandwidth of signal. Widening of bandwidth will increase potential for various applications and high transmission will make easy signal detection at the output. In this paper, the techniques reported so far for coupling light in photonic crystal waveguides have been reviewed and analyzed so that a comprehensive guide for an efficient coupling to photonic crystal waveguides can be made possible.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	41-58
Number of pages	18
Journal	Photonics and Nanostructures - Fundamentals and Applications
Volume	20
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.photonics.2016.04.001
Publication status	Published - 01-07-2016

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Condensed Matter Physics
Hardware and Architecture
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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