Demonstration of ultraslow modes in asymmetric line-defect photonic crystal waveguides

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 20, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 1237-1239

  Ma, Jing ^a   Jiang, Chun ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dispersion; Flat band; Group velocity; Inflection point; Photonic crystal (PC); Slow light

Indexed keywords

EXTREME POINTS; FLAT BAND; GROUP VELOCITIES; INFLECTION POINT; INFLECTION POINTS; LARGE DISPERSION; LINE DEFECTS; MODE DISPERSION; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL WAVEGUIDE; STRUCTURAL PARAMETER; ULTRA-FLAT BAND; ULTRASLOW WAVES; WAVEGUIDE CORE;

DEFECTS; DISPERSION (WAVES); DISPERSIONS; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; LASER OPTICS; LIGHT VELOCITY; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; WAVEGUIDES;

SLOW LIGHT;

EID: 67149083463     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2008.926018     Document Type: Article

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