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Self-collimation-based photonic crystal Mach–Zehnder demultiplexer
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- Authors
- Sun-Goo Lee, Soo-Yong Jung, Jongjin Lee, Jong-Moon Park, Chul-Sik Kee
- Issue Date
- 2016-09
- Citation
- Journal of Optics, v.18, no.9, pp.1-7
- ISSN
- 2040-8978
- Publisher
- Institute of Physics (IOP)
- Language
- English
- Type
- Journal Article
- Abstract
- A photonic crystal Mach-Zehnder demultiplexer (PC-MZDmux) with four output ports based on the self-collimation phenomenon in a two-dimensional (2D) PC is proposed and numerically studied using finite-difference time-domain simulations. The PC-MZDmux is composed of three Mach-Zehnder interferometers (MZIs) and each MZI consists of two 50:50 beam splitters and two perfect mirrors. Employed as the design parameters to achieve the demultiplexing functionality are the radius of phase control rods (PCRs) in the mirrors and the distance between the beam spitter and the mirror in the three MZIs. From spatial electric field distributions and transmission spectra, it is demonstrated that an incident self-collimated beam with four different frequencies can be demultiplexed to four output ports of the PC-MZDmux with proper design parameters. Our results indicate that this device design may constitute an efficient approach to light propagation manipulation and increase the application range of self-collimated beams.
- KSP Keywords
- Collimated beam, Control rods, Different frequency, Efficient approach, Electric Field, Field distribution, Finite-difference Time-domain(FDTD), Light propagation, Mach-Zehnder(MZ), Mach-Zehnder Interferometer(MZI), Phase control