Modelling photonic bandgap structures in the microwave region near 10 GHz
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Chakam, G.-A.; Rumberg, A.; Freude, W.
- Source
- 2002 International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics Microwave photonics Microwave Photonics, 2002. International Topical Meeting on. :333-336 2002
- Subject
- Photonics and Electrooptics
Fields, Waves and Electromagnetics
Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Computing and Processing
Dielectric waveguides
Coaxial waveguides
Waveguide couplers
- Language
We designed and characterized photonic bandgap (PBG) structures in the microwave range. A PBG slab waveguide was defined by inserting line defects into a PBG sheet. Low-loss coupling to dielectric strip waveguides and external coaxial connectors could be achieved.