蝴蝶形中空表面等离子体波导的传输特性

本文设计了一种蝴蝶形中空表面等离子体波导,并对其传输特性进行了研究.采用频域有限差分法,对这种波导所支持的基模的能流密度分布、有效折射率、传播长度和模式面积随几何参数和工作波长的变化关系进行了分析.结果表明:沿纵向的能流主要分布在由四个圆洞所构成的上下两个尖角之间的区域,且越接近尖角,沿纵向的能流越大.对中空圆洞的半径、上下两排圆洞圆心间横向距离和左右两列圆洞圆心间的纵向距离进行调节,模式的有效折射率、传播长度和模式面积也随之变化.在工作波长确定的条件下,相对于b=r/4的情况来说,当b=r/2时,上下两个尖角之间的距离较大,场与金属的相互作用较弱,有效折射率就较大,传播长度也较大.在几何参数确定的条件下,相对于λ=705.0 nm的情形来说,在λ较大时,场的分布范围较大,场与金属表面的接触面积较大,场与金属的相互作用较弱,有效折射率较小,传播距离较长.与由两个和三个空心圆柱构成芯区的表面等离子体波导相比较,蝴蝶形中空表面等离子体波导具有良好的传输特性.如果在波导结构中心填充增益介质,可以克服较大的传播损耗,因此这种蝴蝶形中空表面等离子体波导可以用于光子器件集成领域和传感器领域.     

非线性介质的表面等离子体波导设计和优化

设计了一种基于非线性介质Si-NC/SiO2的混合表面等离子体波导,利用有限元方法定量分析了这种波导所支持基模的能流密度分布、有效折射率、传播长度和有效面积与几何结构参数以及非线性介质的依赖关系.分析结果表明,光场主要被限制在非线性区域,通过调节非线性层的厚度以及非线性比例因子,可以实现模式的有效折射率和传播长度等传输特性参数的调节.固定非线性介质比例因子,有效折射率和传播距离随非线性层厚度增加而增大;固定波导尺寸,有效折射率随比例因子增大而增大,传播距离和有效面积较小.最后,根据分析结果对非线性效应进行优化,优化后波导最优结构尺寸为波导宽度为250nm,非线性材料层厚度为100nm,硅层厚度为150nm.     

双椭圆纳米金属棒构成的表面等离子体波导的传输特性分析

设计了一种双椭圆纳米金属棒表面等离子体波导,采用频域有限差分法,对这种波导所支持的基模的能流密度分布、有效折射率和传播长度随几何结构参数和工作波长的依赖关系进行了分析.结果表明,沿纵向的能流主要分布在两个椭圆金属棒所形成的中间区域,且越靠近金属棒的弧形边,沿纵向的能流越大.通过调节两个金属棒的中心距离以及它们的两个半轴的大小,可以调节模式的有效折射率和传播长度.在工作波长确定的条件下,相对于a=b的情形来说,在a<b时,场与金属表面接触的面积较大,场 关键词： 集成光学 光波导 表面等离子体波导     

双平行圆柱形MDM纳米棒等离子体波导的传输特性分析

设计了一种由双平行圆柱形纳米棒构成的金属-介质-金属(MDM)型等离子体波导,采用时域有限差分方法(FDTD)分析了波导结构的传输特性。当光波垂直主轴入射时,电磁场被很好地局限在两纳米棒所形成的中间区域以及介质层中,从而在该波导中能够有效地耦合电磁场能量。在工作波长为1 550 nm的情况下,随着内层金属芯半径的增大,有效折射率减小,传播距离增大;而中间介质层厚度增大时,有效折射率增大,传播距离减小。当外层金属壳厚为20 nm时,电场可以很好地被限制在纳米棒的介质层内。上述结果表明:通过调整波导结构的几何参数可以显著提高金属纳米棒的场限制,降低波导本身的损耗, 使波导的有效折射率和传播长度达到最优化。这种等离子体波导能够实现亚波长的光限制,可以应用于光子器件集成和传感器领域。     

一种硅基金属狭缝表面等离子体波导的设计

设计了一种适用于光电子集成电路的表面等离子体波导结构.利用三维全矢量时域有限差分法对该波导结构进行了数值模拟,并分析了其在基模传输时的模式场分布与金属结构顶角的关系以及其能量限制性.研究了该波导结构在不同金属材料下的有效折射率和传播长度对芯层宽度的依赖关系,讨论了两个该波导结构之间的耦合长度、最大转移功率和彼此间的串扰.结果表明:光场被高度限制在芯层区域,在金属结构顶角为135°时,其能量限制因子更高;在金属材料确定的情况下,有效折射率随芯层宽度增大而减小,而传播长度增大;在芯层宽度一定的条件下,两个波导结构间的耦合长度随波导间距增大而增大,最大转移功率和串扰随波导间距增大而减小.     

纳米金属肋混合表面等离子体波导模式特性分析

基于传统混合表面等离子体波导,提出了一种半导体纳米线和纳米金属肋混合的表面等离子体波导.采用有限元法对其模式特性进行了数值模拟,研究了该波导的有效折射率、传播损耗、归一化模场面积等特性随波导几何尺寸的变化规律,分析了该混合波导的增益阈值.结果表明:该波导具有较低的传播损耗和较强的光场限制能力,并且混合模式的最小模面积仅为0.001 52μm2.     

一种低损耗的对称双楔形太赫兹混合表面等离子体波导

本文研究了一种适用于太赫兹频段的对称双楔形混合等离子体波导.采用有限元法对其混合模式特征进行数值模拟,阐述了波导的传播长度、归一化有效模场面积和品质因子等特性随波导几何参数的变化规律.结果表明,对称双楔形混合等离子体波导在太赫兹频段可获得良好的模场约束能力和低损耗特性,在有效模场面积达到λ2/10280时,传播长度达到51 × 103 μm.波导参数最优时的平行对称楔形波导在忽略波导间串扰时,波导间距小于16 μm时的耦合长度约为8958 μm.通过对比发现,相比于先前的对称微楔形波导结构和对称蝴蝶结波导结构,对称双楔形混合等离子体波导在传输特性和耦合特性方面都具有更大的优势,将在光学力捕获、生物分子传输以及高密度集成电路设计等方面具有潜在的应用前景.     

涂覆石墨烯的电介质纳米并行线的传输特性

设计了一种由涂覆了单层石墨烯的双椭圆电介质纳米并行线构成的表面等离子体光波导,采用有限元方法对其传输特性、电磁参数以及结构参数之间的依赖关系进行了研究。结果表明:随着椭圆的中心距离的增大,有效折射率的实部逐渐减小,传播距离先增大后减小,模式面积逐渐增大;椭圆的半短轴对有效折射率、传播距离和模式面积有微调作用;通过优化计算,减小并行线之间的距离,增加并行线的半短轴的长度,可以达到更好的传输效果;工作频率越高,有效折射率的实部越小,传输距离越短,模式面积越大;温度越高,有效折射率的实部越大,传输距离越短,模式面积越小。研究结果为基于石墨烯材料的表面等离子激元光波导的设计、制作和应用提供了理论基础。     

涂覆双层石墨烯的介质纳米线表面等离子体光波导的模式特性研究

设计了一种由涂覆双层石墨烯的圆形介质纳米线组成的表面等离子体光波导。利用有限元法(FEM),数值分析了纳米线半径、介质夹层厚度、石墨烯化学势以及工作频率对波导所支持的电磁场模式的有效折射率、传播长度、归一化模式面积以及品质因数等模式特性的影响。结果表明,这种新型的混合表面等离子体光波导具有很强的模式束缚能力,归一化模式面积非常小,可以实现极高密度的器件集成,并且传输损耗较低。     

一种由椭圆形金属和介质纳米线组成的混合表面等离子体光波导的基模控制特性研究

本文研究了一种由三根并排放置的椭圆形金属-介质-金属纳米线构成的混合表面等离子体光波导所支持的电磁场基模的控制特性,中间是高折射率的介质纳米线,左右是两根对称放置的金属纳米线。研究结果表明,基模电磁场增强效应主要分布在三根纳米线形成的两个间隙区域,且对整个结构的几何参数有一定依赖性。因此,通过改变纳米线的几何尺寸、两根纳米线之间的间距以及介质的电磁参数,可以调整和控制这种波导所支持的基模的有效折射率、模式传输距离、归一化的模式面积和模式束缚因子等物理特性。基于这些有效的模式操控特性,这种混合型的表面等离子体光波导可以应用于高密度光子器件集成、纳米光子学和生物传感器等领域。     

Propagation properties of a modified surface plasmonic waveguide with an arc slot

We introduce a modified surface plasmonic waveguide with an arc slot. The dependences of distribution of energy flux density, effective index, propagation length and mode area of the symmetric mode supported by this waveguide on geometrical parameters and working wavelength are analysed by using the finite-difference frequency-domain (FDFD) method. Results show that the energy flux density distributes mainly in four corners which are formed by two arcs, and the closer to the corners it is, the stronger the energy flux density will be. The effective index, the propagation length and the mode area are influenced by geometrical parameters, including the width, the thickness and the arc radius of the surface plasmonic waveguide, as well as the working wavelength. It has been shown that the surface plasmonic waveguide with an arc slot has better propagation properties than the surface plasmonic waveguide with a straight slot. This work may be helpful for applying the slot surface plasmonic waveguide to integrated photonics.     

Hybrid vertical directional coupling between a long range surface plasmon polariton waveguide and a dielectric waveguide

To investigate light coupling between a long range surface plasmon polariton (LRSPP) waveguide and a conventional integrated optical component, a hybrid vertical directional coupler consisting of a LRSPP waveguides and a dielectric waveguide is investigated and fabricated. In the proposed coupler the dielectric waveguide and LRSPP waveguide are vertically configured for dense integration and strong coupling. The characteristics of the even and odd super-modes of the coupler are also analyzed to design the device. The fabricated device exhibits damped sinusoidal behavior along the coupling length due to propagation loss of the LRSPP waveguide. The maximum power transfer of 86% from the LRSPP waveguide to the dielectric waveguide is achieved at the coupling length of 600 μm. The measured characteristics of the device are in relatively good agreement with a theoretical analysis.     

Acoustic power flux in a waveguide

The acoustic power flux that occurs in an ideal waveguide in the presence of two modes propagating in it is considered. Singular points of the saddle and vortex types are found for modes of different numbers. The regions lying near the vortex-type points and characterized by the inverse direction of the power flux (i.e., from the receiver to the source) are determined. When a low-number mode propagates together with a higher-number one, the regions, where the power flux noticeably deviates from the general propagation direction, occupy a considerable part of the longitudinal section area of the waveguide.     

Interference of co-and counterpropagating waveguide modes in a planar structure

Interference between inhomogeneous waves in a planar waveguide placed in a perfectly conducting environment is studied. It is shown that the interference flux of copropagating waveguide TM modes behaves like counterpropagating homogeneous volume waves. The longitudinal and transverse components of the interference fluxes of co-and counterpropagating waves in the general case result from interference between both the active and reactive components of the field. The interference flux of waveguide modes may also be observed when the partial fluxes of the modes equal zero.     

Efficient coupling of a laser to a waveguide using a taper designed by conformal mapping

Maximising the optical power collected in a waveguide from the diffracting field of a semiconductor laser is desirable in optical fibre communication systems. However, the spot size and phase front curvature of the laser field usually makes a poor overlap with the mode of the receiving waveguide. Various proposals have been made to improve this coupling. This paper presents the design of a tapered waveguide section, having the correct geometry and refractive index profile, to efficiently capture and transform the rapidly diffracting light from a semiconductor laser to a planar wavefront in a straight waveguide. Experimentally, such an approach requires the refining of available techniques (UV exposure, ion implantation or diffusion) to obtain the required grading of the refractive index profile within the tapered input section of the receiving waveguide.     

Three-dimensional parabolic equation model for seismo-acoustic propagation: Theoretical development and preliminary numerical implementation

A three-dimensional(3D) parabolic equation(PE) model for sound propagation in a seismo-acoustic waveguide is developed in Cartesian coordinates, with x, y, and z representing the marching direction, the longitudinal direction, and the depth direction, respectively. Two sets of 3D PEs for horizontally homogenous media are derived by rewriting the 3D elastic motion equations and simultaneously choosing proper dependent variables. The numerical scheme is for now restricted to the y-independent bathymetry. Accuracy of the numerical scheme is validated, and its azimuthal limitation is analyzed. In addition, effects of horizontal refraction in a wedge-shaped waveguide and another waveguide with a polyline bottom are illustrated. Great efforts should be made in future to provide this model with the ability to handle arbitrarily irregular fluid-elastic interfaces.     

Transmission of 1.6 J Er:YAG laser light by ZnS-coated silver hollow waveguides

A maximum energy of 1.6 J at 5 pps of Er:YAG laser light has been transmitted through a flexible ZnS-coated silver hollow waveguide which has an inner diameter of 800 μm and is 116 cm long. The straight waveguide loss is 0.6 dB m⁻¹ and no significant loss and mechanical changes have been found after an endurance test of 10000 pulse transmissions and bending 400 times with a bending radius of 30 cm.     

浅海矢量声场干涉结构形成机理及试验研究

浅海低频声场的微观结构特征在于具有可用波导不变量表征的 稳定空间-频率干涉结构.声场兼具标量场和矢量场, 波导条件下二者联合决定声场的全部特性. 本文研究浅海声场空频干涉结构的矢量场特征. 理论分析了声压谱、动能密度谱、声强流谱等矢量场干涉结构的形成机理, 探讨了矢量场干涉结构的波导不变量表征, 数值仿真研究了Pekeris波导中能量和能流密度的干涉特性, 进行了宽带声源辐射矢量声场干涉特性及表征的海上试验.实测结果与理论、仿真分析有较好的一致性. 研究结果表明: 中近程和中远程声场均能模态相干, 有稳定的空频干涉结构, 并且矢量声场空频干涉结构存在多种形式, 除各种能量和能流密度谱图外, 相干系数谱也呈现干涉特征, 这些形式的空频干涉结构均可用波导不变量理论有效表征. 关键词： 矢量声场 干涉结构 波导不变量 浅海低频声场     

Waves in coaxial optical fiber under DB-boundaries

Investigations are made of the wave propagation through coaxial optical fiber composed of dielectric medium with inner and outer surfaces bounded with DB-boundary. Eigenvalue equation for the system is deduced and the energy flux density patterns corresponding to the propagating hybrid modes in the guide are analyzed by varying the radial dimensions of it. The efficacy of the use of DB-boundary is predicted in the form of power content of higher modes in the guide.