Design of a two-dimensional chalcogenide photonic crystal for application as a band pass filter

Abstract

In this paper, we have designed a twodimensional (2D) photonic crystal structure using chalcogenide glass for band pass filter application. A two dimensional square lattice structure is taken with chalcogenide rods in air. The filter is formed by creating two linear waveguides on both side of a point defect. The resonant mode is then coupled between the waveguide and point defect, which allows the requisite frequencies to pass. The effect of size of defect on the transmission and electric field distribution is also studied.