Skip to main content
Log in

Analysis of the Photonic Crystal Power Splitter Based on the Junction Defect Radius for Optimum Resonance

  • Optical Information Technologies
  • Published:
Optoelectronics, Instrumentation and Data Processing Aims and scope

Abstract

Nano-photonics is an emerging area of optical materials, which would take the optointegrated circuits towards progress. Photonic crystal (PC) based power splitters are useful constituents for the design of photonic integrated circuits (PICs). They are very important devices for connecting different building blocks on an integrated optical chip. In this paper, a two-dimensional PC Y-junction power splitter (21×15 μm) based on the resonance effect with circular air holes etched on a hexagonal lattice with a period a is proposed. The plane wave expansion (PWE) and finite difference time domain (FDTD) techniques are used for analyzing the structure. The simulation results show that the optimum resonance occurs when the radius of the defect hole is 0.3a, leading to the maximum and equal power distribution.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. J. D. Joannopoulos, P. R. Villeneuve, and S. Fan, “Photonic Crystals: Putting a New Twist on Light,” Nature 386 (6621), 143–149 (1997).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  2. S. Noda, “Recent Progresses and Future Prospects of Two and Three Dimensional Photonic Crystals,” J. Lightwave Technol. 24 (12), 4554–4567 (2006).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  3. T. L. Singal, Optical Fiber Communication — Principles and Applications (Cambridge University Press, Delhi, 2016).

  4. Y. R. Zhen and L.-M. Li, “A Novel Application of Two-Dimensional Photonic Crystals: Polarization Beam Splitter,” J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 38 (18), 3391–3394 (2005).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  5. T. Liu, A. Zakharian, and M. Fallahi, “Multimode Interference-Based Photonic Crystal Waveguide Power Splitter,” J. Lightwave Technol. 22 (12), 2842–2846 (2004).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  6. T. B. Yu, M. H. Wang, X. Q. Jiang, et al., “Ultracompact and Wideband Power Splitter Based on Triple Photonic Crystal Waveguides Directional Coupler,” J. Opt. A: Pure Appl. Opt. 9 (1), 37–42 (2007).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  7. A. Ghaffari, F. Monifi, M. Djavid, and M. Abrishamian, “Analysis of Photonic Crystal Power Splitters with Different Configurations,” J. Appl. Sci. 8 (8), 1416–1425 (2008).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  8. T. Yu, L. He, X. Deng, et al., “Power Splitter Based on Photonic Crystal Waveguides with an Air Holes Array,” Opt. Eng. 50 (11), 14601–114604 (2011).

    Google Scholar 

  9. B. S. Song, S. Yamada, T. Asano, and S. Noda, “Demonstration of Two-Dimensional Photonic Crystals Based on Silicon Carbide,” J. Opt. Express, Opt. Soc. Am. 19 (12), 11084–11089 (2011).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  10. H. Wang and L. He, “Proposal for High Efficiently 1×4 Power Splitter Based on Photonic Crystal Waveguides,” Modern Phys. Lett. B 29 (15), 1550073–1550076 (2015).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  11. D. Yang, H. Tian, and Y. Ji, “High-Bandwidth and Low-Loss Photonic Crystal Power-Splitter with Parallel Output Based on the Integration of Y-Junction and Waveguide Bends,” Opt. Commun. 285 (18), 3752–3757 (2012).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  12. M. Danaie, R. Nasirifar, and A. Dideban, “Design of Adjustable T-Shaped and Y-Shaped Photonic Crystal Power Splitters for TM and TE Polarizations,” Turkish J. Electr. Eng. Computer Sci. 25 (5), 4398–4408 (2017).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  13. T. Chantakit, K. Srinuanjan, and P. P. Yupapin, “Two Dimension Photonic Crystal Y-Branch Beam Splitter with Variation of Splitting Ratio Based on Hybrid Defect Controlled,” Appl. Phys. A 117 (2), 547–552 (2014).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  14. M. Danaie, R. Nasiri Far, and A. Dideban, “Design of a High-Bandwidth Y-Shaped Photonic Crystal Power Splitter for TE Modes,” Intern. J. Opt. Photon. 12 (1), 33–42 (2018).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  15. T. Sridarshini, S. Indira Gandhi, and M. Rakshitha, “Design and Analysis of 1×N Symmetrical Optical Splitters for Photonic Integrated Circuits,” Optik. 169, 321–331 (2018).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Corresponding author

Correspondence to P. Jindal.

Additional information

Original Russian Text © P. Jindal, H.J. Kaur, 2018, published in Avtometriya, 2018, Vol. 54, No. 6, pp. 57–63.

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Jindal, P., Kaur, H.J. Analysis of the Photonic Crystal Power Splitter Based on the Junction Defect Radius for Optimum Resonance. Optoelectron.Instrument.Proc. 54, 576–581 (2018). https://doi.org/10.3103/S8756699018060067

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3103/S8756699018060067

Keywords

Navigation