Title

Design and optimization of space-variant photonic crystal filters

Authors

Authors

R. C. Rumpf; A. Mehta; P. Srinivasan;E. G. Johnson

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Appl. Optics

Keywords

COUPLED-WAVE ANALYSIS; IMPLEMENTATION; GRATINGS; Optics

Abstract

A space-variant photonic crystal filter is designed and optimized that may be placed over a detector array to perform filtering functions tuned for each pixel. The photonic crystal is formed by etching arrays of holes through a multilayer stack of alternating high and low refractive index materials. Position of a narrow transmission notch within a wide reflection band is varied across the device aperture by adjusting the diameter of the holes. Numerical simulations are used to design and optimize the geometry of the photonic crystal. As a result of physics inherent in the etching process, the diameter of the holes reduces with depth, producing a taper. Optical performance was found to be sensitive to the taper, but a method for compensation was developed where film thickness is varied through the device. (c) 2007 Optical Society of America.

Journal Title

Applied Optics

Volume

46

Issue/Number

23

Publication Date

1-1-2007

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

5755

Last Page

5761

WOS Identifier

WOS:000249315300027

ISSN

1559-128X

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