JOURNAL ARTICLE

Understanding Propagation Loss in Slow Light Waveguides

Abstract

Engineering dispersion and loss in photonic crystal waveguides allows us to control propagation up to moderate group indices. Novel results on 'overengineered' waveguides give insights into loss vs. both propagation constant and group index.

Keywords:
Dispersion (optics) Propagation constant Slow light Photonic crystal Constant (computer programming) Optics Refractive index Materials science Integrated optics Physics Optoelectronics Computer science

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Photonic Crystals and Applications
Physical Sciences →  Physics and Astronomy →  Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Photonic and Optical Devices
Physical Sciences →  Engineering →  Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research
Physical Sciences →  Engineering →  Biomedical Engineering
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