TY - JOUR
T1 - In-plane coupling of light from inP-B ased photonic crystal band-edge lasers into single-mode waveguides
AU - Hattori, Haroldo Takashi
AU - McKerracher, Ian
AU - Tan, Hark Hoe
AU - Jagadish, Chennupati
AU - De La Rue, Richard Michael
PY - 2007/4
Y1 - 2007/4
N2 - In this paper, we analyze the coupling of light from photonic-crystal band-edge lasers into single-mode waveguides. Both active and passive devices lie in the same plane and coupling of light is achieved by using parabolic and nanotapers in InP based epitaxial structures. Two- and three-dimensional finite-difference time-domain methods are employed to analyze these devices. Coupling efficiencies higher than 80% can be obtained with parabolic couplers. We also present laser configurations that can reduce multiwavelength coupling of light into single-mode waveguides, using structures that are similar to coupled cavity Fabry-Pérot lasers.
AB - In this paper, we analyze the coupling of light from photonic-crystal band-edge lasers into single-mode waveguides. Both active and passive devices lie in the same plane and coupling of light is achieved by using parabolic and nanotapers in InP based epitaxial structures. Two- and three-dimensional finite-difference time-domain methods are employed to analyze these devices. Coupling efficiencies higher than 80% can be obtained with parabolic couplers. We also present laser configurations that can reduce multiwavelength coupling of light into single-mode waveguides, using structures that are similar to coupled cavity Fabry-Pérot lasers.
KW - Integrated optics
KW - Photonic crystal (phc) devices
KW - Semiconductor lasers and couplers
KW - Waveguides
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U2 - 10.1109/JQE.2006.890402
DO - 10.1109/JQE.2006.890402
M3 - Article
SN - 0018-9197
VL - 43
SP - 279
EP - 286
JO - IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
JF - IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
IS - 4
ER -