Polarization insensitive self-collimation waveguide in square lattice annular photonic crystals

Abstract

The frequency bands for self-collimation at both TE and TM polarizations in square lattice annular photonic crystals are studied systematically by plane-wave expansion and finite difference time domain methods. By increasing the inner ring radius or reducing the outer ring radius, the self-collimation band will be moved to a lower frequency. Compared with the TM modes, TE ones have different frequency sensitivities to both the inner ring radius and outer ring radius tuning. Using these features, a polarization insensitive self-collimation waveguide in a high dielectric contrast system with bandwidth up to 102.9 nm is demonstrated as an example of the implementation of photonic integration circuits.