Slow light effect with high group index and wideband by saddle-like mode in PC-CROW

Slow light with high group index and wideband is achieved in photonic crystal coupled-resonator optical waveguides (PC-CROWs). According to the eye-shaped scatterers and various microcavities, saddle-like curves between the normalized frequency f and wave number k can be obtained by adjusting the parameters of the scatterers, parameters of the coupling microcavities, and positions of the scatterers. Slow light with decent flat band and group index can then be achieved by optimizing the parameters. Simulations prove that the maximal value of the group index is > 10⁴, and the normalized delay bandwidth product within a new varying range of n _g > 10² or n _g > 10³ can be a new and effective criterion of evaluation for the slow light in PC-CROWs.