Lee, MichaelGrillet, ChristianPoulton, ChristopherMonat, ChristelleSmith, Cameron L CMagi, EricFreeman, DarrenMadden, SteveLuther-Davies, BarryEggleton, Benjamin J2015-12-10May 31-Jun9781557528698http://hdl.handle.net/1885/54579We demonstrate an expanded k-space evanescent coupling technique for characterizing the dispersion and loss of photonic crystal waveguides (PCWG) by measuring the Fabry-PĂ©rot spectrum of a closed waveguide using a highly curved taper.Keywords: Evanescent coupling; K-space; Photonic crystal waveguide; Laser optics; Lasers; Optical waveguides; Photoacoustic effect; Photonic crystals; Quantum electronics; Waveguides; Electron opticsAn Expanded k-Space Evanescent Coupling Technique for Characterizing Photonic Crystal Waveguides20092016-02-24