Control of radiation angle by introducing symmetric end structure to oblique waveguide in three-dimensional photonic crystal.

Abstract

We investigate the radiation angle of an oblique waveguide in a stripe-stacked three-dimensional photonic crystal. We show that the output-light is radiated in a different direction from the oblique waveguide direction. Moreover, the radiation polar angle varies from 30° to 50° depending on the frequency. To inhibit the frequency dependence and obtain vertical radiation, we introduced a symmetric structure at the end of the waveguide. As a result of cancellation of the in-plane asymmetric wavenumber, the radiation polar angle is less than 6° from the surface-normal direction and does not depend on frequency.