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Control of dispersion in photonic crystal waveguides using group symmetry theory

Optics 2015-06-09 v1

Abstract

We demonstrate dispersion tailoring by coupling the even and the odd modes in a line-defect photonic crystal waveguide. Coupling is determined ab-initio using group theory analysis, rather than by trial and error optimisation of the design parameters. A family of dispersion curves is generated by controlling a single geometrical parameter. This concept is demonstrated experimentally on 1.5mm-long waveguides with very good agreement with theory.

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@article{arxiv.1202.6498,
  title  = {Control of dispersion in photonic crystal waveguides using group symmetry theory},
  author = {Pierre Colman and Sylvain Combrié and Gaëlle Lehoucq and Alfredo De Rossi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1202.6498},
  year   = {2015}
}