Optimization of a 2D photonic crystal add/drop multiplexer based on contra-directional coupling

Photonics and Nanostructures - Fundamentals and Applications

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 155-160

  Svaluto Moreolo, Michela ^a   Silvestri, Flavia ^a   Armellino, Mariateresa ^a   Hingerl, Kurt ^b   Cincotti, Gabriella ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Add drop multiplexer; Contra directional coupling; Photonic crystal waveguides; Photonic crystals

Indexed keywords

COUPLINGS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; MULTIPLEXING; PHOTONS; WAVE TRANSMISSION; WAVEGUIDES;

ADD/DROP MULTIPLEXER; CONTRA-DIRECTIONAL COUPLING; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL WAVEGUIDES; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 33745969866     PISSN: 15694410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.photonics.2006.03.003     Document Type: Article

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