Self-collimation in photonic crystal structures: a new paradigm for applications and device development

In this paper, we report on the development of the self-collimation phenomenon in photonic crystal structures for integrated optics applications. In addition, detailed numerical analysis, design procedures, fabrication and characterization techniques are included. Applications presented in this paper include: channelless waveguiding, orthogonal bending of light, tunable beam splitter, all-optical analog-to-digital converter, reconfigurable optical switch, chemical/gas sensor and a three-dimensional optical interconnect bus.

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