Disorder-Induced Coherent Scattering in Slow-Light Photonic Crystal Waveguides

M. Patterson, S. Hughes, S. Combrié, N.-V.-Quynh Tran, A. De Rossi, R. Gabet, and Y. Jaouën
Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 253903 – Published 25 June 2009

Abstract

Light transmission measurements and frequency-delay reflectometry maps for GaAs photonic crystal membranes are presented and analyzed, showing the transition from propagation with a well-defined group velocity to a regime completely dominated by disorder-induced coherent scattering. Employing a self-consistent optical scattering theory, with only statistical functions to describe the structural disorder, we obtain excellent agreement with the experiments using no fitting parameters. Our experiments and theory together provide clear physical insight into naturally occurring light localization and multiple coherent-scattering phenomena in slow-light waveguides.

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  • Received 12 December 2008

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.253903

©2009 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

M. Patterson and S. Hughes*

  • Department of Physics, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada

S. Combrié, N.-V.-Quynh Tran, and A. De Rossi

  • Thales Research and Technology, Route Départementale 128, 91767 Palaiseau CEDEX, France

R. Gabet and Y. Jaouën

  • Telecom ParisTech, 46 Rue Barrault, 75634 Paris CEDEX 13, France

  • *shughes@physics.queensu.ca
  • alfredo.derossi@thalesgroup.com

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Vol. 102, Iss. 25 — 26 June 2009

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