Subwavelength photonic crystal waveguide in optical systems

Patent · Tue Feb 26 04:00:00 EST 2019

OSTI ID:1524994

Xu, Xiaochuan; Chen, Ray T.

An optical system is disclosed. The optical system comprising: a substrate; and a subwavelength photonic crystal waveguide atop the substrate, wherein the subwavelength photonic crystal waveguide comprises a periodic one or two-dimensional array of two or more interleaved dielectric pillars; wherein the periodicity of the one or two-dimensional array is constant, a combination of two or more periods, or random; wherein the one or two-dimensional array is substantially linear or curved; wherein each of the pillars of the one or two-dimensional array is at least one of a triangular prism, a trapezoidal prism, an elliptic cylinder, a cylinder, a tube, a frustum, a pyramid, a trapezoidal prism, and an asymmetric frustum; and wherein each of the pillars of the one or two-dimensional array comprises a solid, liquid, and/or gas. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

• Research Organization: Omega Optics, Inc., Austin, TX (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: SC0013178
• Assignee: Omega Optics, Inc. (Austin, TX)
• Patent Number(s): 10,215,918
• Application Number: 15/281,888
• OSTI ID: 1524994
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English