Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 9, Issue 4, 042501(2011)
Compact triplexer in two-dimensional hexagonal lattice photonic crystals
We design a compact triplexer based on two-dimensional (2D) hexagonal lattice photonic crystals (PCs). A folded directional coupler (FDC) is introduced in the triplexer beside the point-defect micro-cavities and line-defect waveguides. Because of the reflection feedback of the FDC, high channel drop efficiency can be realized and a compact size with the order of micrometers can be maintained. The proposed device is analyzed using the plane wave expansion method, and its transmission characteristics are calculated using the finite-difference time-domain method. The footprint of the triplexer is about 12×9 μm, and its extinction ratios are less than –20 dB for 1310 nm, approximately –20 dB for 1490 nm, and under –40 dB for 1550 nm, making it a potentially essential device in future fiber-to-the-home networks.
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Hongliang Ren, Jianping Ma, Hao Wen, Yali Qin, Zhefu Wu, Weisheng Hu, Chun Jiang, Yaohui Jin, "Compact triplexer in two-dimensional hexagonal lattice photonic crystals," Chin. Opt. Lett. 9, 042501 (2011)
Category: Optoelectronics
Received: Oct. 18, 2010
Accepted: Dec. 7, 2010
Published Online: Mar. 18, 2011
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