• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 9, Issue 4, 042501 (2011)
Hongliang Ren1, Jianping Ma2, Hao Wen1, Yali Qin1, Zhefu Wu1, Weisheng Hu3, Chun Jiang3, and Yaohui Jin3
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Information Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China
  • 2College of Computer Science and Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China
  • 3State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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    Hongliang Ren, Jianping Ma, Hao Wen, Yali Qin, Zhefu Wu, Weisheng Hu, Chun Jiang, Yaohui Jin. Compact triplexer in two-dimensional hexagonal lattice photonic crystals[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2011, 9(4): 042501 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    We design a compact triplexer based on two-dimensional (2D) hexagonal lattice photonic crystals (PCs). A folded directional coupler (FDC) is introduced in the triplexer beside the point-defect micro-cavities and line-defect waveguides. Because of the reflection feedback of the FDC, high channel drop efficiency can be realized and a compact size with the order of micrometers can be maintained. The proposed device is analyzed using the plane wave expansion method, and its transmission characteristics are calculated using the finite-difference time-domain method. The footprint of the triplexer is about 12×9 μm, and its extinction ratios are less than –20 dB for 1310 nm, approximately –20 dB for 1490 nm, and under –40 dB for 1550 nm, making it a potentially essential device in future fiber-to-the-home networks.
    Hongliang Ren, Jianping Ma, Hao Wen, Yali Qin, Zhefu Wu, Weisheng Hu, Chun Jiang, Yaohui Jin. Compact triplexer in two-dimensional hexagonal lattice photonic crystals[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2011, 9(4): 042501
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