論文

査読有り 国際誌
2020年5月1日

Slow light waveguides in topological valley photonic crystals

Optics Letters
  • Hironobu Yoshimi
  • ,
  • Takuto Yamaguchi
  • ,
  • Yasutomo Ota
  • ,
  • Yasuhiko Arakawa
  • ,
  • Satoshi Iwamoto

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開始ページ
2648
終了ページ
2648
記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.1364/ol.391764
出版者・発行元
The Optical Society

Valley photonic crystals (VPhCs) are an attractive platform for the implementation of topologically protected optical waveguides in photonic integrated circuits (PICs). The realization of slow light modes in the topological waveguides may lead to further miniaturization and functionalization of the PICs. In this Letter, we report an approach to realize topological slow light waveguides in semiconductor-slab-based VPhCs. We show that a bearded interface of two topologically distinct VPhCs can support topological kink modes with large group indices over 100 within the topological bandgap. We numerically demonstrate robust light propagation in the topological slow light waveguide with large group indices of ∼60, even under the presence of sharp bends. Our work opens a novel route to implement topological slow light waveguides in a way compatible with current PIC technology.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.391764
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32356838
URL
https://www.osapublishing.org/viewmedia.cfm?URI=ol-45-9-2648&seq=0
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.1364/ol.391764
  • ISSN : 0146-9592
  • eISSN : 1539-4794
  • PubMed ID : 32356838

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