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High Transmission through Sharp Bends in Photonic Crystal Waveguides

Mekis, Attila, Chen, J. C., Kurland, I., Fan, Shanhui, Villeneuve, Pierre R., Joannopoulos, J. D.·1996·Physical Review Letters
DOI 10.1103/physrevlett.77.3787
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We demonstrate highly efficient transmission of light around sharp corners in photonic band-gap waveguides. Numerical simulations reveal complete transmission at certain frequencies, and very high transmission $(>95%)$ over wide frequency ranges. High transmission is observed even for 90\ifmmode^\circ\else\textdegree\fi{} bends with zero radius of curvature, with a maximum transmission of 98% as opposed to 30% for analogous conventional dielectric waveguides. We propose a simple one-dimensional scattering theory model with a dynamic frequency-dependent well depth to describe the transmission properties.

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Authors
Mekis, A., Chen, J. C., Kurland, I., Fan, S., Villeneuve, P. R., & Joannopoulos, J. D.
Venue
Physical Review Letters
Publisher
American Physical Society (APS)
Published
1996-10-28
Volume
77
Issue
18
Pages
3787-3790
ISSN
  • 0031-9007 (ISSN-L)
  • 1079-7114
DOI
10.1103/physrevlett.77.3787
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Mekis, A., Chen, J. C., Kurland, I., Fan, S., Villeneuve, P. R., & Joannopoulos, J. D. (1996). High Transmission through Sharp Bends in Photonic Crystal Waveguides. Physical Review Letters. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.77.3787

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