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Maximization of transmission at branches in photonic crystal waveguides

We report on the design and simulation of a Y-branch formed in a two-dimensional photonic crystal patterned into a semiconductor membrane. Low-loss broadband transmission is obtained by including a resonance in the vicinity of the junction. The structure was designed using a numerical optimization algorithm that we have incorporated into our FDTD algorithm.