Two-dimensional ferroelectric photonic crystal waveguides: Simulation, fabrication, and optical characterization

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 19, 2009, Pages 4330-4337

  Lin, Pao T ^a   Yi, Fei ^a   Ho, Seng Tiong ^a   Wessels, Bruce W ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Ferroelectric oxide thin films; Finite difference time domain simulation; Optical switches; Photonic crystal waveguides

Indexed keywords

BROAD BANDS; COLOR FILTERS; FERROELECTRIC BARIUM TITANATE; FERROELECTRIC OXIDE THIN FILMS; FINITE-DIFFERENCE TIME-DOMAIN SIMULATION; HIGH REFRACTIVE INDEX CONTRASTS; HIGHLY SENSITIVE; LIGHT CONFINEMENTS; LIGHT DISPERSION; MICROMETER SIZES; OPTICAL CHARACTERIZATION; OPTICAL MEDIUM; OPTICAL SCATTERING; PHOTONIC BAND STRUCTURES; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL WAVEGUIDE; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL WAVEGUIDES; POLARIZED OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; SCATTERED LIGHT; SIMULATED TRANSMISSION SPECTRA; SPATIAL INTENSITY; STOP-BANDS; THREE PARAMETERS; TRANSMISSION MEASUREMENTS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; VISIBLE LIGHT; WAVEGUIDE MODE;

BARIUM; BARIUM TITANATE; FERROELECTRIC FILMS; FERROELECTRICITY; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; LASER OPTICS; LATTICE CONSTANTS; LIGHT REFRACTION; LIGHT SCATTERING; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; OPTICAL FILTERS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; OPTICAL SWITCHES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; OXIDE FILMS; PHOTONIC BAND GAP; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; REFRACTOMETERS; SEMICONDUCTING BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; THIN FILMS; TIME SWITCHES; TWO DIMENSIONAL; WAVEGUIDES;

OPTICAL FILMS;

EID: 69949106865     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2009.2023808     Document Type: Article

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