Frequency response of metal clad planar optical waveguides

The propagation characteristics of metal clad planar optical waveguide as a function of wavelength are investigated theoretically for Al, Ag, and Au. The results obtained show that attenuation of the propagation modes in these guides is highly dependent on wavelength, which can be used to design an efficient integrated optical waveguide polarizer with high extinction ratios, or to select the wavelength for the surface plasmon based metal clad optical waveguide sensors. It is observed that Al is the only metal that still supports the surface plasmons in the UV region.     

镀金属长周期光纤光栅的研究

提出了矢量法分析和数值计算相结合的方法求解复数域超越方程来得出具有金属外包层的光纤的基模，以及包层模的传输常量。对具有复数折射率(金属)外包层的圆柱形波导(光纤)进行了分析。得出了一些规律性的结论，以此为基础分析了金属外包层对长周期光纤光栅的影响，并做了相关的实验验证。     

Properties of multimode W-fibres

The base-band frequency characteristics of a multimode W-fibre which consists of three layers (including a low-index intermediate layer) are analyzed under some idealized assumptions. It is found that the transmission band-width of the W-fibre is almost equal to that of the corresponding singly clad fibre which has no intermediate layer, while the fractional power flow outside the core can be drastically reduced. As a result, the W-fibre holds great potential for use as a wide-band optical waveguide achieving good light confinement without loss of core size.     

亚波长金属波导的光传播和干涉特性研究

利用时域有限差分方法研究了亚波长金属波导TE波的传播特性和基于异常透射现象的干涉特性.对各种参量对驻波特性的影响及两列波导间的耦合特性进行了分析.研究发现,TE波在波导中传播时存在截止宽度,如果波导宽度小于截止宽度,TE波在波导中不能传播;如果波导宽度大于截止宽度,TE波的传播距离将随波导宽度变大而突然增加.当波导宽度达到或大于半波长时,TE波可以在波导中正常传播.金属波导的截止宽度与金属的吸收系数成正比.此外,由于光在亚波长金属波导透射时的异常透射现象,在亚波长金属波导中产生了TE波的干涉现象,能形成驻波.     

金属包层对称平面单轴晶体波导的模式场(Ⅱ)

对于晶体光轴平行于波导界面的结构,讨论了光在金属包层对称平面单轴晶体波导(波导层是单轴晶体,两个波导界面均为金属)内的传输特性.解析地得到了这种结构下波导模式场的精确解.模式场的性质因单轴晶体的性质不同而异.对于正单轴晶体,波导的主模是横电波,任何频率的光波均可激励该模式;当频率满足一定条件时,波导内传输单模,否则,将激励起高阶模式.高阶模既非TE波,也非TM波,而是两者耦合而成的混合模.对于负单轴晶体,波导的主模是一种混合模,该模式同样可被任何频率的光波所激励;当频率满足一定条件时,波导内传输单模,否则 关键词： 平面金属波导 单轴晶体 模式场 混合模     

An analytical study of a doubly clad compressed ellipse optical waveguide

Using an analytical method based on boundary matching technique, the modal behavior and cutoff frequencies of a compressed ellipse doubly clad optical waveguide is studied. The proposed waveguide consists of a core region of higher refractive index with two cladding regions: one is inner cladding and the other is outer cladding. We take appropriate orthogonal coordinates for the proposed structure and impose the boundary conditions to obtain the characteristic equation. The effect of the width of inner cladding layer on the dispersion characteristic is observed. It is found that the width of inner cladding is able to tailor the dispersion characteristic and cutoff condition of the waveguide up to a certain limit.     

非线性光波导中基波和二次谐波的模场分布研究

非线性波导是一种重要的光量子器件。采用马卡梯里近似,可以近似描述波导的模场分布特征。针对ee-e准相位匹配的周期极化铌酸锂波导,分析波长为1 064 nm的基波和532 nm的二次谐波的基模模场分布。结果表明:如果波导为嵌入型正方形波导,基波和二次谐波的光斑基本为圆形,基波场分布范围较大;在截面正方形边长为5 μm并且芯区比包层折射率略高0.02时,波导就能将两种光波场基本约束在芯区中,但是这种波导边长为0.5 μm时约束能力就变得很差;如果采用芯区与包层折射率差别较大的波导,芯区边长为0.5 μm就可以将两种场分布基本约束在芯区中。结果对分析其他类型的非线性波导的模场分布具有指导意义。     

Analysis of waveguide dispersion characteristics of WI- and WII-type triple-clad single-mode fibers

Waveguide dispersion characteristics of two kinds of triple-clad single-mode fibers named WI and WII were examined in this paper. In view of the impossibility to deduce the expression of waveguide dispersion directly due to the complexity of the characteristic equations, a feasible approach to calculate waveguide dispersion was established. The calculated results indicate that the adjustable range of the zero-dispersion point of the triple-clad WI- and WII-type single-mode fibers is obviously wider than that of the conventional doubly clad W-type single-mode fibers in the same conditions. The influences made by the geometric parameters and optical parameters on the waveguide dispersion and cutoff characteristics of low-order modes for WI- and WII-type fibers were analyzed. The method presented to calculate waveguide dispersion can be applied to multi-clad fibers.     

非线性包层多量子阱波导的TE波

给出用以分析非线性包层多量子阱波导ＴＥ模光学非线性与双稳性的理论公式与计算方法。指出用均方根等效折射率法解本征方程是有效的简化方法。用本文方法分析了模折射率对波导总功率的依赖关系,芯区功率与总功率之间的双稳性以及模场分布与模折射率的关系。讨论了波导参数对光学非线性、双稳性及模场的分布的影响。     

光纤纤芯及包层模有效折射率计算及仿真

光纤结构设计、模间色散求解、光纤光栅模式耦合等问题的研究, 都需要对光纤纤芯及包层模的有效折射率进行精确计算. 本文以光纤三层结构模型为基础, 结合该模型下的模式本征方程, 使用截弦法求解了纤芯模有效折射率, 并将计算结果与COMSOL软件模拟的对应纤芯模的传输光场进行对比, 验证了计算结果正确.使用区间遍历算法对包层模有效折射率进行了求解, 与已有的传统方法相比, 该方法可以有效防止求解过程中根的遗漏、避免特征方程产生的奇点, 并能保证模式的正规性.本文采用Mathematica软件对求解过程进行仿真, 获得了纤芯模和包层模有效折射率与波长关系曲线. 关键词： 光纤传输模式 有效折射率 截弦法 区间遍历算法     

含单负材料的不对称平板波导的传导模

利用图解法系统地研究了由不同类型的单负材料作为包层的三层平板波导的模式特征.研究表明单负介质波导具有一系列奇异的特性,与传统介质波导或左手介质波导相比,此波导的芯区横向振荡导模的模折射率范围较大.除0阶导模外,其它TE,TM导模均为芯区横向振荡模,且同阶的TE、TM模的色散曲线几乎重合,只有0阶的TE,TM模才可以支持表面波的传播.单负介质的结构参数对0阶导模的影响较大.一定条件下,波导中可以出现0阶导模的完伞缺失或仅支持表面波的传输,还会出现超慢波现象,甚至可以共生都是后向波的0阶双模.     

Vertical input optical ring resonator with differential operation for optical sensor

A novel waveguide ring resonator optical sensor with two resonant wavelength channels is proposed for a refractive index measurement of a test sample placed on the sensor substrate and its performance characteristics are investigated analytically and numerically. The waveguide device consists of a ring resonator, a split-ring-shaped loop waveguide, and a vertical input/output grating coupler, in which the loop waveguide acts as an additional resonator and provides another output wavelength channel of the sensor. The differential detection between the two wavelength channels enables the highly sensitive detection with temperature compensation. A numerical simulation based on a finite difference time domain (FDTD) method shows that a precise index change detection with a resolution of 10⁻⁶ can be achieved using of the proposed device.     

Simulation of micro/nanometer-scale self-organized lightwave network (SOLNET) using the finite difference time domain method

A simulator for self-organized lightwave network (SOLNET) is developed. The simulator is based on the finite difference time domain method. SOLNET enables us to construct self-aligned coupling waveguides between misaligned micro/nanometer-scale optical devices by self-focusing, which arises from an increase in refractive index induced by write beams in photo-refractive materials. The SOLNET simulator reveals that an L-shaped nanometer-scale optical waveguide of SOLNET is grown from a 0.5-μm-wide optical waveguide when write beams are introduced from the optical waveguide into photo-refractive materials, where a wavelength filter is embedded. The SOLNET simulator also reproduces coupling path construction between a 2-μm-wide optical waveguide and a 0.5-μm-wide optical waveguide having a wavelength filter on the core edge. The optical waveguides are placed with misalignment of 0.5-μm offset. By introducing write beams from the 2-μm-wide optical waveguide, the incident write beams and reflected write beams from the wavelength filter merge into one optical waveguide in the photo-refractive materials, constructing a self-aligned coupling waveguide.     

平面光波导本征值的精确解法及光场分析

提出了一种严格且精确的基于传播矩阵方法计算光波导的算法,可计算出光波导的本征值,并画出场分布曲线。本方法物理意义清晰,计算方便,适用于计算机编程,并可推广用于波长量级光器件的计算。     

Design of zero dispersive double clad fiber for high efficiency operation of two color light

A double clad solid silica fiber is newly designed for applications which need the high efficiency operation of two colors of light. Ultrashort pulses with a central wavelength of 800?nm are delivered by the core of the double clad fiber which can realize the transmission of the optical pulses with a net chromatic dispersion of zero. This is achieved by integrating the double clad fiber with a pair of long period gratings, which allows optical pulses to propagate in a higher order mode (LP₀₂) in the middle of the fiber as well as in a fundamental mode (LP₀₁) at the beginning and end of the fiber. The index profile of the double clad fiber is engineered so that the higher order mode has high anomalous dispersion that can be used to compensate for normal dispersion of the fundamental mode. By controlling the lengths of the fiber where pulses are in a fundamental and in a higher order modes, the fiber with total zero dispersion can be realized. The double clad fiber can collect 100?% of visible light within the numerical aperture of 0.21 with a loss of the optical pulses less than 1?%. The design of this fiber is essential for applications including fiber-optic nonlinear imaging for compactness, robustness, and low optical power loss in dispersion compensation.     

Light transmission along a slab waveguide with a core of anisotropic metamaterial

We investigated the dispersion property of a slab waveguide with an anisotropic metamaterial core whose permittivity tensor is partially negative. The subwavelength guidance characteristics are presented based on the boundary conditions. The results show that, at some specific frequencies, many high-order modes can exist in present waveguide even with the thickness of the guiding core 10 times smaller than the working wavelength. It is also found that different orientations of the optical axis of the anisotropic core will lead to different dispersion of the guided modes. If the orientation of the optical axis is properly chosen, the guided modes show a transition from backward wave to a forward wave as the frequency increases. During this transition, the group velocity of some guided modes can approach zero. Since the anisotropic metamaterial we discuss here can be fabricated in GHz, near- and mid-infra-red frequencies, our result may find some applications in wave trapper, integrated optical and nanophotonic devices.     

Planar waveguide analysis by the spectral index method. I: Rib and uniformly buried waveguides

The scope of the spectral index method for solving general planar waveguiding problems is analysed by first showing how simple it is to set up a closed-form transcendental equation whose solution is very accurate; the solution is so fast that the method can be used as a subroutine, making it possible to solve many two-dimensional problems fully, even for coupled rib waveguides, without using effective index approximations. The method is then extended to the uniformly buried waveguide of rectangular cross-section, and the corresponding coupler, thereby unifying the effective index, transverse resonance and spectral index methods for the first time, and giving an asymptotic expression for the coupling length without using overlap integrals. Finally, sample numerical results and optical field profiles are given for the rib waveguide and rib waveguide coupler.     

InP阵列波导光栅的误差分析

在InP阵列波导光栅的制作过程中会引入不同的误差,从而影响器件的性能.为了最大限度地控制误差,提高半导体器件性能,本文采用传输函数法对InP基阵列波导光栅的系统误差和随机误差分别进行了分析.从系统误差的模拟结果中可以得到如下结论:深脊型波导的有效折射率n_c平均每偏移+0.000 1,中心波长偏移+0.05nm.相邻阵列波导长度差ΔL每偏移+0.01 μm,中心波长将偏移+0.44 nm.n_c和ΔL仅仅会影响到传输谱中心通道及其他各通道对应的波长,使得传输谱发生整体漂移,而信道间隔及串扰不会改变.罗兰圆半径R偏移不会影响器件的中心通道对应的波长,但会使其它通道对应的波长发生变化,最终使得信道间隔改变,R增加50 μm,信道间隔减小0.03 nm.从随机误差模拟结果中,得出:波导芯区折射率、上包层折射率、衬底折射率、波导宽度和波导芯层厚度的随机波动会对阵列波导光栅的串扰产生较大的影响.根据以上分析,可以通过控制不同参量来调节器件的中心波长以及信道间隔等来优化阵列波导光栅的光学性能.     

金属包覆极化聚合物光波导的优化设计

按极化聚合物光波导器件的五层（金属－缓冲层－波导层－缓冲层－金属）对称模型，对于其金属包覆层的光学吸收所引起的光波传播损耗进行了理论分析和计算，给出了在单模条件下波导层和缓冲层折射率及其厚度之间的关系曲线，计算确定出单模极化聚合物光波导参数。     

基于平板波导的小型红外光栅光谱仪光学设计

为实现红外光谱仪器的小型化,通过分析现有小型光谱仪,提出了一种基于平板波导的小型红外光栅光谱仪的设计方法。平板波导光谱仪的小型化原理与一般的微小型光谱仪不同。在平板波导光谱仪中,光束被限制在一层薄薄的平板波导介质中传播,看起来像是整个光学系统被压扁了。在垂直于平板波导的方向上光学元件的尺寸可以做到很小,从而显著减小光学系统的尺寸。该系统的设计可分为Czerny-Turner结构设计、波导结构设计。先根据像差理论设计Czerny-Turner结构,目标是保证光谱分辨率及校正像差;然后根据几何光学理论设计波导结构,包括平板波导和两个柱面透镜,目标是压缩光束并校正像散;最后将它们输入Zemax软件中进行综合优化,以获得最优的光学系统。据此方法设计了一个平板波导红外光栅光谱仪,工作波段为8~12 μm,数值孔径为0.22,采用线阵探测器。通过Zemax软件对结果进行分析和评价,表明仪器光学系统的尺寸为130 mm×125 mm×20 mm,工作波段内光谱分辨率达到80 nm,满足设计指标要求。证明了该优化设计方法是可行的,所得系统尺寸小、性能高。