Fig. 5: Measured transmission spectra of the straight and Z-shaped PhCWGs.

a, b S = 3 PhCWG, c, d S = 2 PhCWG, e, f S = 1 PhCWG, g, h S = −1 PhCWG and i, j S = −2 PhCWG. Black lines indicate the straight waveguides and red lines indicate the Z-shaped waveguides with two bends. Yellow and green boxes show the single-mode regions. Tav shows the relative average transmittance of the Z-shaped waveguides. A SEM image of the corresponding waveguide is shown on the right side of each plot.