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A waveguide formed by coupled defects in a photonic crystal is a versatile building block for multifunctional photonic devices because the spatial geometry determines the dispersion relationship. We design a waveguide in which there are two distinct and narrow bands: a 1550 nm waveguiding band co-existing with a counter-propagating 1480 nm waveguiding band. Such a characteristic is ideally suited for diode-pumped all-optical information processing devices and lasers at telecommunications wavelengths.
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Mookherjea, S. Engineering the Dispersion of Photonic Crystal Waveguides for Counter-Directional Signal and Pump Propagation. J Opt 34, 57–66 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03354777
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