Based on inspiration from an inverse optimization strategy and theoretical finite-difference time-domain method simulations, an ultralow loss power coupler between two different photonic crystal waveguides was designed, fabricated and characterized. The experimental results showed that the loss was less than 1 dB for transverse electric polarized light at a wavelength of 1550 nm, which is consistent with expectations from numerical modeling. High efficiency optical couplers are critical for development of integrated optical circuit functionality.
REFERENCES
1.
E.
Yablonovitch
, Phys. Rev. Lett.
58
, 2059
(1987
).2.
S.
John
, Phys. Rev. Lett.
58
, 2486
(1987
).3.
Y.
Zhang
, H. X.
Lei
, and B. J.
Li
, Opt. Commun.
283
, 2140
(2010
).4.
E.
Chow
, S. Y.
Lin
, S. G.
Johnson
, P. R.
Villeneuve
, J. D.
Joannopoulos
, J. R.
Wendt
, G. A.
Vawter
, W.
Zubrzycki
, H.
Hou
, and A.
Alleman
, Nature (London)
407
, 983
(2000
).5.
S. G.
Johnson
, S.
Fan
, P. R.
Villeneuve
, J. D.
Joannopoulos
, and L. A.
Kolodziejski
, Phys. Rev. B
60
, 5751
(1999
).6.
M.
Zhang
, R.
Malureanu
, A. C.
Kruger
, and M.
Kristensen
, Opt. Express
18
, 14944
(2010
).7.
T.
Søndergaard
and K. H.
Dridi
, Phys. Rev. B
61
, 15688
(2000
).8.
T.
Liu
, A. R.
Zakharian
, M.
Fallahi
, J. V.
Moloney
, and M.
Mansuripur
, J. Lightwave Technol.
22
, 2842
(2004
).9.
C. C.
Chen
, H. D.
Chien
, and P. G.
Luan
, Appl. Opt.
43
, 6187
(2004
).10.
M.
Ayre
, T. J.
Karle
, L. J.
Wu
, T.
Davies
, and T. F.
Krauss
, IEEE J. Sel. Areas Commun.
23
, 1390
(2005
).11.
Y.
Sugimoto
, N.
Ikeda
, N.
Carlsson
, K.
Asakawa
, N.
Kawai
, and K.
Inoue
, Opt. Lett.
27
, 388
(2002
).12.
D. W.
Prather
, J.
Murakowski
, S.
Shi
, S.
Venkataraman
, A.
Sharkawy
, C.
Chen
, and D.
Pustai
, Opt. Lett.
27
, 1601
(2002
).13.
S.
Scheerlinck
, J.
Schrauwen
, F.
Van Laere
, D.
Taillaert
, D.
Van Thourhout
, and R.
Baets
, Opt. Express
15
, 9625
(2007
).14.
A.
Håkansson
, P.
Sanchis
, J.
Sánchez-Dehesa
, and J.
Mart
, J. Lightwave Technol.
23
, 3881
(2005
).15.
A.
Hakansson
, J.
Sanchez-Dehesa
, and L.
Sanchis
, IEEE J. Sel. Areas Commun.
23
, 1365
(2005
).16.
E.
Moreno
, F. J.
García-Vidal
, and L.
Martín-Moreno
, Phys. Rev. B
69
, 121402
(2004
).17.
W.
Śmigaj
, Phys. Rev. B
75
, 205430
(2007
).18.
W.
Jia
, L.
Jiang
, and X.
Li
, Opt. Commun.
283
, 1537
(2010
).19.
Y. J.
Quan
, P. D.
Han
, Q. J.
Ran
, F. P.
Zeng
, L. P.
Gao
, and C. H.
Zhao
, Opt. Commun.
281
, 3105
(2008
).20.
K.
Solehmainen
, T.
Aalto
, J.
Dekker
, M.
Kapulainen
, M.
Harjanne
, K.
Kukli
, P.
Heimala
, K.
Kolari
, and M.
Leskela
, J. Lightwave Technol.
23
, 3875
(2005
).© 2011 American Institute of Physics.
2011
American Institute of Physics
You do not currently have access to this content.
