Silicon photonic crystal filter with ultrawide passband characteristics

Anna Baldycheva, Vladimir A. Tolmachev, Tatiana S. Perova, Yulia A. Zharova, Ekaterina V. Astrova, Kevin Berwick

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    Abstract

    We report on what is believed to be the first example of an ultrawide, bandpass filter, based on a high-contrast multicomponent one-dimensional Si photonic crystal (PC). The effect of the disappearance of a limited number of flat stopbands and their replacement with extended passbands is demonstrated over a wide IR range. The passbands obtained exhibit a high transmission of 92% to 96% and a substantial bandwidth of 1800nm, which is spectrally flat within the passband. The multicomponent PC model suggested can be applied to the design of any micro- or nanostructured semiconductor or dielectric material for application across a wide spectral range.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1854-1856
    Number of pages3
    JournalOptics Letters
    Volume36
    Issue number10
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 15 May 2011

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