光脉冲在微环耦合谐振光波导中传输线性特性的数值仿真

利用传输矩阵法得到了微环耦合谐振光波导色散关系的一般表达式,并由色散关系出发讨论了光脉冲在微环耦合谐振光波导中传输时的线性特性,包括带宽、群速度、色散和线性相位变化,这些特性对微环耦合谐振光波导在光通信和光传感领域的应用有重要意义. 关键词： 微环光波导 光脉冲线性特性 传输矩阵法 数值仿真     

Coupled-resonator optical waveguide: a proposal and analysis

We propose a new type of optical waveguide that consists of a sequence of coupled high-Q resonators. Unlike other types of optical waveguide, waveguiding in the coupled-resonator optical waveguide (CROW) is achieved through weak coupling between otherwise localized high-Q optical cavities. Employing a formalism similar to the tight-binding method in solid-state physics, we obtain the relations for the dispersion and the group velocity of the photonic band of the CROW's and find that they are solely characterized by coupling factor k(1) . We also demonstrate the possibility of highly efficient nonlinear optical frequency conversion and perfect transmission through bends in CROW's.     

Nonlinear dispersion in a coupled-resonator optical waveguide

The propagation of an optical pulse in a coupled-resonator optical waveguide may be calculated nonperturbatively to all orders of dispersion, in the conventional tight-binding approximation, even though the dispersion relationship is nonlinear. Working in this framework, we discuss limits of the physical parameters and approximations to the exact formulation that highlight the conditions under which pulse distortion can be minimized. The results are fundamental to the design of coupled-resonator optical waveguides and are also relevant to other applications of the tight-binding method.     

微环耦合谐振光波导中的色散控制模型与数值仿真

本文利用传输矩阵法得到了微环耦合谐振光波导的色散关系,讨论了耦合损耗、传输损耗及耦合系数对微环耦合谐振光波导色散的影响,改变耦合损耗、传输损耗及耦合系数可控制其色散曲线的形状、位置、以及带宽,色散曲线的变化及控制对微环耦合谐振光波导在滤波、光信号延迟及缓存等方面的应用有重要意义. 关键词： 光波导 微环光波导 传输矩阵法     

Propagation in a directional coupler of parallel microring coupled-resonator optical waveguides

The fundamental concept of coupled-resonator optical waveguides (CROWs) is for the first time taken a step farther to propose the more complicated case of coupled-resonator directional couplers, by analyzing the phenomenon of propagation in two parallel chains of microring resonators. Using the method of transfer matrices it is shown that the infinite coupler supports even and odd supermodes that satisfy frequency-shifted replicas of the familiar CROW dispersion equation as well as modified periodic Floquet conditions. Depending on the relative coupling strengths between neighboring resonators in the same chain and between the two chains, the frequency bands of the supermodes can overlap or be completely separated, resulting, in the latter case, to a complete bandgap around the central resonance frequency of the microrings. Three frequency windows, corresponding to totally different properties of directional coupling, are defined through this band-overlap mechanism along the increased total bandwidth of the coupler. These predictions are fully confirmed in the response of the realistic finite-length version of the considered coupler which is also analyzed.     

Dynamically tuned coupled-resonator delay lines can be nearly dispersion free

We investigate dispersion effects in dynamically tuned, coupled-resonator delay lines. Provided that the system is tuned to a zero-bandwidth state, a signal can be delayed indefinitely with almost no dispersion. We present a theoretical analysis of such a light-stopping system and verify the results using numerical simulations.     

微腔旋转对耦合腔光波导群速度的影响

本文利用多重散射方法和时域有限差分方法,理论研究了微腔旋转对二维正方晶格光子晶体耦合腔光波导群速度的影响.研究结果表明,通过旋转微腔可以造成传播模的模式分裂,从而实现群速度的降低.当微腔旋转角度为45°时,传播模的群速度最小,两个传播模的群速度分别达到了0.0016倍和0.0009倍于真空光速,与微腔未旋转时相比降低了一个数量级.上述两种传播模群速度的差别是由传播模的空间对称性决定的. 关键词： 二维光子晶体 耦合腔光波导 群速度     

Waveguide modes in coupled-resonator optical waveguides

Coupling between cavities within coupled-resonator optical waveguides (CROWs) affects transmission properties. Our results show that, in addition to the number of the waveguide modes, the group velocity of electromagnetic waves transmitted in the CROWs can be controlled by changing the stiffness of coupling between cavities. This is significant for the applications.     

Achieving Optical Tri-Stability Through Periodic Metal-Dielectric Structure

Abstract

Through the modified transfer matrix method, the transmission properties of a one-dimensional coupled-resonator optical waveguide structure composed of metal layers and non-linear material layers is studied. Given proper incident frequency and structure parameters, an optical tri-stability has been achieved. The effect of loss has been considered.     

Transmission and group delay of microring coupled-resonator optical waveguides

We measured the transmission and group delay of microring coupled-resonator optical waveguides (CROWs). The CROWs consisted of 12 weakly coupled, microring resonators fabricated in optical polymers (PMMA on Cytop). The intrinsic quality factor of the resonators was 18,000 and the interresonator coupling was 1%, resulting in a delay of 110-140 ps and a slowing factor of 23-29 over a 17 GHz bandwidth.     

Slow Light in One-Dimensional Coupled-Resonator Waveguide Controlling by an Electric Field

The photon transport properties in one-dimensional coupled-resonator waveguide embedded with a quantum dot molecule are investigated. The calculations reveal that one can control the photon transport by using a gate electric field. The phase shift and group velocity delay of the transmitted single photon are discussed. This research may be found applications in integrated optoelectronic devices and solid quantum devices.     

Stopping and time reversing a light pulse using dynamic loss tuning of coupled-resonator delay lines

We introduce a light-stopping process that uses dynamic loss tuning in coupled-resonator delay lines. We demonstrate via numerical simulations that increasing the loss of selected resonators traps light in a zero group velocity mode concentrated in the low-loss portions of the delay line. The large dynamic range achievable for loss modulation should increase the light-stopping bandwidth relative to previous approaches based on refractive index tuning.     

Slow Light in One-Dimensional Coupled-Resonator Waveguide Controlling by an Electric Field

The photon transport properties in one-dimensional coupled-resonator waveguide embedded with a quantum dot molecule are investigated. The calculations reveal that one can control the photon transport by using a gate electric field. The phase shift and group velocity delay of the transmitted single photon are discussed. This research may be found applications in integrated optoelectronic devices and solid quantum devices.     

Mach-Zehnder interferometer employing coupled-resonator optical waveguides

A simple theoretical model of a Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) consisting of two coupled-resonator optical waveguides with different lengths is proposed and experimentally demonstrated at microwave frequencies. Good agreement between theoretical and experimental results is observed. MZIs in planar photonic crystals may become key building blocks in the development of microscale optical integrated devices such as filters, demultiplexers, switches, and modulators.     

Remote weak-signal measurement via bound states in optomechanical systems

A scheme for remote weak-signal sensors is proposed,in which a coupled-resonator optical waveguide(CROW),as a transmitter,couples to a hybrid optomechanical cavity and an observing cavity at its two ends.Non-Markovian theory is employed to study the weak-force sensor by treating the CROW as a non-Markovian reservoir of cavity fields.The dissipationless bound states in the non-Markovian regime are conducive to remotely transmitting a signal in the CROW.Our results show that a sensor with ultrahigh sensitivity can be achieved with the assistance of bound states under certain parameter regimes.     

Single Photon Scattering Properties in Coupled-Resonator Waveguide Coupling with a Nanocavity Interacting with an External Mirror

We investigate theoretically single photon transport properties in coupled-resonator waveguide coupling with a nanocavity interacting with an external mirror. By using the discrete coordinates approach, transmission and reflection amplitudes of the propagating single photon in the waveguide are obtained. The influence of the coupling strength between the nanocavity and the external mirror on the single photon scattering spectra is discussed. We also extend the results to the waveguide with linear and quadratic form dispersion relations.     

金属嵌入对三角晶格耦合腔光波导群速度的影响

利用多重散射法和时域有限差分法理论,研究了二维三角晶格光子晶体耦合腔光波导的传输特性.理论模拟结果表明,在耦合腔光波导中嵌入半径很小的理想金属丝,能有效地减弱相邻点缺陷之间的耦合强度,实现了比真空中光速小三个数量级的群速度.     

Quantum Routing on Single Photons with Π-Shaped Channels

We propose a single-photon router that is made of three coupled-resonator forming a Π-type waveguide. The two atoms embedded in the two junctions, which have the distance of 2d, are used as quantum switch to control single photons routing. We find that the scattered rate depend on the incident single photons come from either infinite CRWs or semi-infinite CRWs, and the boundary can enhance the transfer rate.

     

Adiabatic coupling between conventional dielectric waveguides and waveguides with discrete translational symmetry

We study adiabatic transformation in optical waveguides with discrete translational symmetry. We calculate the reflection and transmission coefficient for a structure consisting of a slab waveguide that is adiabatically transformed into a photonic crystal waveguide and then back into a slab waveguide. The calculation yields high transmission over a wide frequency range of the photonic crystal waveguide band and indicates efficient coupling between the slab waveguide and the photonic crystal waveguide. Other applications of adiabatic mode transformation in photonic crystal waveguides and the coupled-resonator optical waveguides are also discussed.     

Miniband transmission in a photonic crystal coupled-resonator optical waveguide

We demonstrate in the near infrared the coupled-resonator optical waveguide (CROW) concept that was recently proposed by Yariv et al. [Opt. Lett.24, 711 (1999)]. Two-dimensional photonic crystals have been used to define, in a GaAs-based waveguiding heterostructure, an array of micrometer-sized hexagonal cavities coupled through thin walls. With the photoexcitation of InAs quantum dots as an internal source, the transmission spectra of the coupled resonators show marked minibands and minigaps, in agreement with theoretical predictions.