We have experimentally demonstrated a very low cross talk in photonic crystal waveguide
crossings of any kind. For cross talk reduction, we added a resonant cavity to the waveguide …

We propose a new mechanism for constructing waveguide intersections with broad
bandwidth and low cross talk in photonic crystal (PC) circuits. The intersections are created …

We investigate the mechanism of coupling light into slotted photonic crystal waveguides. We
identify two alternative approaches for improving the coupling efficiency, based on …

We present a detailed analysis of butt coupling from conventional dielectric waveguides into
photonic crystal waveguides. Closed-form expressions for the reflection and transmission …

A rigorous analysis and design of efficient coupling from photonic crystal (PhC) waveguides
into conventional dielectric waveguides is reported. Closed-form expressions for the …

We present absolute transmission measurements of coupled cavity waveguides defined
within planar photonic crystals. We investigate a range of cavity types and also vary the …

We propose an approach to construct waveguide intersections with broad bandwidth and
low cross-talk for square-lattice photonic crystals, by utilizing a vanishing overlap of the …

The experimental demonstration of a high efficiency coupling technique based on setting a
single defect within a photonic crystal (PhC) taper is reported. The samples were fabricated …

We design tapered waveguide junctions for coupling between photonic crystal and
traditional dielectric waveguides and evaluate their transmission efficiency. While the …

We proposed and demonstrated two different methods to split electromagnetic waves in
three-dimensional photonic crystals. By measuring transmission spectra, it was shown that …