Low propagation loss of 0.76 dB/mm in GaAs-based single-line-defect two-dimensional photonic crystal slab waveguides up to 1 cm in length

doi:10.1364/OPEX.12.001090

Optics Express

Editor: Michael Duncan
Vol. 12, Iss. 6 — Mar. 22, 2004
pp: 1090–1096

Low propagation loss of 0.76 dB/mm in GaAs-based single-line-defect two-dimensional photonic crystal slab waveguides up to 1 cm in length

Yoshimasa Sugimoto, Yu Tanaka, Naoki Ikeda, Yusui Nakamura, Kiyoshi Asakawa, and Kuon Inoue »View Author Affiliations

Optics Express, Vol. 12, Issue 6, pp. 1090-1096 (2004)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OPEX.12.001090

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Abstract

Straight single-line-defect photonic crystal (PC) waveguides on GaAs slabs with lengths of 1, 4, and 10 mm have been fabricated. By controlling the Al content of a sacrificial AlGaAs clad layer and the wet etching duration, a PC core layer with a very smooth surface was obtained. Atomic force microscope images indicate that the roughness on the top surface is less than 1 nm. An extremely low propagation loss of 0.76 dB/mm for the GaAs-based PC waveguide was achieved.

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(230.7400) Optical devices : Waveguides, slab
(250.5300) Optoelectronics : Photonic integrated circuits

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History
Original Manuscript: February 11, 2004
Revised Manuscript: March 12, 2004
Published: March 22, 2004

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Yoshimasa Sugimoto, Yu Tanaka, Naoki Ikeda, Yusui Nakamura, Kiyoshi Asakawa, and Kuon Inoue, "Low propagation loss of 0.76 dB/mm in GaAs-based single-line-defect two-dimensional photonic crystal slab waveguides up to 1 cm in length," Opt. Express 12, 1090-1096 (2004)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-12-6-1090

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Appl. Phys. Lett.

M. Lon�?ar, D. Nedeljkokovi�?, T. Doll, J. V�?kovi�?, A. Scherer, and T. P. Pearsall, �??Waveguiding in planar photonic crystals,�?? Appl. Phys. Lett. 77, 1937-19939, (2000). [CrossRef]
C. J. Smith, H. Benisty, S. Olivier, M. Rattier, C. Weisbuch, T. F. Krauss, R. M. De La Rue, R. Houdre, and U. Oesterle, �??Low-loss channel waveguides with two-dimensional photonic crystal boundaries,�?? Appl. Phys. Lett. 77, 2813-2815, (2000). [CrossRef]
X. Letartre, C. Seassal, C. Grillet, P. Rojo-Romeo, P. Viktorovitch, M. Le. Vassor d�??Yerville, D. Cassagne, and C. Jouanin, �??Group velocity and propagation losses measurement in a single-line photonic-crystal waveguide on InP membranes,�?? Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 2312-2314, (2001). [CrossRef]
Y. Sugimoto, N. Ikeda, N. Carlsson, K. Asakawa, N. Kawai, and K. Inoue, �??Theoretical and experimental investigation of straight defect waveguides in AlGaAs-based air-bridge-type two-dimensional photonic crystal slabs,�?? Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 4286-4288, (2001). [CrossRef]

Electron. Lett.

M. Notomi, A. Shinya, K. Yamada, J. Takahashi, C. Takahashi, and I. Yokoyama, �??Singlemode transmission within photonic bandgap of width-varied single-line-defect photonic crystal waveguides on SOI substrates,�?? Electron. Lett. 37, 293-295, (2001). [CrossRef]
J. Arentoft, T. Sondergaard, M. Kristensen, A. Boltasseva, M. Thorhauge, and L. Frandsen, �??Low-loss silicon-on-insulator photonic crystal waveguides,�?? Electron. Lett. 38, 274-275, (2002). [CrossRef]
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J. Appl. Phys.

Y. Sugimoto, N. Ikeda, N. Carlsson, K. Asakawa, N. Kawai, and K. Inoue, �??Fabrication and Characterization of different types of two-dimensional AlGaAs photonic crystal slabs,�?? J. Appl. Phys., 91, 922-929, (2002). [CrossRef]

Opt. Express

S. J. McNab, N. Moll, and Y. A. Vlasov, "Ultra-low loss photonic integrated circuit with membrane-type photonic crystal waveguides," Opt. Express 11, 2927-2939 (2003), <a href= "http://www.opticsexpress.org/abstract.cfm?URI=OPEX-11-22-2927">http://www.opticsexpress.org/abstract.cfm?URI=OPEX-11-22-2927</a> [CrossRef] [PubMed]

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