实现圆偏振光非对称传输的完全光子禁带光波导异质结构的设计

从理论上提出了一种可以实现圆偏振光波非对称传输的器件设计。该器件是由锗、硅以及空气孔洞构成的具有完全光子禁带的二维光子晶体异质结构。本研究通过在光子晶体中引入线缺陷,构成能够实现高正向透射的光波导结构,同时设计可将光波发散的微腔结构并结合全反射原理抑制反向入射光,实现圆偏振光非对称传输,最终实现了圆偏振光在光通信波段(1550 nm)附近的高正向透射率(可达0.726)的非对称传输。圆偏振是具有固定相位差(π/2)的任意正交线偏振光的线性叠加,本研究设计的结构同时可以实现任意线偏振光的非对称传输,因此具有广泛的应用前景,其应用领域包括量子通信、信息处理、集成光学。     

可实现宽频带光波非对称传输的自准直效应光子晶体异质结构

利用光子晶体的自准直效应和能带特性,设计了一种能实现宽频带光波非对称传输的二维光子晶体异质结构.该结构实现宽频带、高正向透射、非偏振选择的非对称传输.横电(transverse electric, TE)偏振光非对称传输波长带宽可达532 nm,在光通信波长1550 nm处正向透射率和透射对比度分别可达0.693和0.946;横磁(transverse magnetic, TM)偏振光非对称传输波长带宽为128 nm,在光通信波长1550 nm处正向透射率和透射对比度分别可达0.513和0.972;通过进一步优化异质结界面,在TE偏振光下非对称传输波长带宽可达562 nm.     

可用于拓宽光波单向传输带宽的光子晶体异质结构界面

基于光波单向传输的全光二极管在集成光通信、全光网络和光信息处理中有重要应用.基于方向带隙失配设计的光子晶体异质结构可实现光波单向传输,但正向透射率较低,带宽较窄.基于对光子晶体异质界面倾斜角度的研究,根据界面全反射条件,利用可集成材料硅和二氧化硅设计了一种空气孔型二维光子晶体异质结构.异质结构界面两侧的光子晶体对1550 nm波长附近的TE模光波在Γ-X方向均呈导带,避免了方向带隙失配.研究发现当异质界面满足全反射条件时,由于光子晶体的自准直效应,较宽波段的正向光波得以高效传播,而反向光波在界面由于全反射而被禁止传播.光子晶体异质结构界面的全反射效应打破了方向带隙对光波单向传输的限制,使得反向光波在光子晶体中为导带时同样可实现近零透射率,从而拓宽了光波单向传输的波长范围.基于全反射界面的光子晶体异质结构经过优化后,其正向透射率达0.64,透射对比度为0.97,单向传输带宽可达553 nm.     

异质双周期结构光子晶体光学特性

利用传输矩阵法研究了异质双周期结构一维光子晶体的带隙结构和光学传输特性。此光子晶体能形成512~960 nm的含5个极窄透射峰的光子带隙。重点研究了一种材料为复折射率时的光学传输特性,以及当结构发生轴向应变时的"介观压光效应"。结果表明:当复折射率虚部为负时,透射峰随虚部绝对值的增大先增大后减小,甚至出现衰减;虚部为正时,发生吸收现象。当光子晶体发生轴向应变时,透射峰随应变量的增加呈现近似L形变化,应变量很小时透射率几乎线性减小,波长越大透射峰变化越缓慢。     

含负折射率材料的异质结构光子晶体的光学传输特性

利用传输矩阵法研究了正负折射率材料构成的异质结构光子晶体的光学传输特性。结果表明:当入射波正入射时,在这种异质结构光子晶体内出现了光子带隙,并且带隙内出现了3个极窄的透射峰,这是正负交替光子晶体和常规材料构成的同周期一维异质结构光子晶体所不具有的新颖物理特性。计算了这种异质结构光子晶体的透射谱。发现:这3个透射峰不敏感于入射角的变化,而在带隙两侧的透射峰则会随着入射角增大统一向带隙靠近;能带敏感于晶格厚度和周期数的变化。     

漏斗型完全光子带隙光波导单向传输

光波单向传输器件在全光计算和信息处理方面具有重要应用.本文提出一种具有完全光子带隙的硅基空气孔光子晶体漏斗型光波导结构,在光通信波段可实现单向传输特性.漏斗型光波导可打破光波对称传输,引入点缺陷通过模式转换与失配进一步抑制反向透射,并研究了不同的点缺陷类型与位置对反向透射的影响.采用时域有限差分法进行数值计算,优化选取了最佳的点缺陷模式.结果显示,单柱型点缺陷在向左移动5a(a为光子晶体晶格常数,a=470 nm)时,横电(TE)偏振光在工作波长1550 nm处正向透射率为0.716,透射对比度为0.929,工作带宽为111 nm.另外,本文提出的光波单向传输器件结构简单、工艺要求低,有望为集成光路中单向传输器件设计提供新的解决方案.     

高效异质结构四波长波分复用器的设计与优化

将两光子晶体单模波导平行、邻近放置构成一个光子晶体波导耦合结构.根据耦合和解耦合理论,设计了一种新型的高效异质结构四波长波分复用器.应用时域有限差分法模拟了该器件的效率,并通过改变一排介质柱的折射率,实现了较高的透射率.进一步发现在入射口处添加三对介质柱,可以有效地降低系统的反射,实现了四个波长的高效传输,四个波长的透射率均超过了90%.该器件不仅具有较高的透射率,而且其尺寸仅为36 μm×17 μm,在未来的光子集成回路中具有潜在的应用价值. 关键词： 光子晶体波导 耦合 异质结构 波分复用     

光在一维光子晶体中的全反射贯穿效应

为了研究一维光子晶体中光波的全反射贯穿效应,利用传输矩阵法计算了TE波和TM波在大于全反射角入射一维光子晶体的透射率.在透射波中发现了全反射贯穿效应,得出了全反射贯穿效应随入射角的变化规律、全反射贯穿效应的波长特性以及全反射贯穿效应随介质光学厚度的变化规律.利用波的量子理论和渐逝波的理论对一维光子晶体的全反射贯穿效应作出了理论解释.     

基于全反射的波导异质结构单向传输性能研究

基于光子晶体异质结构实现光波单向传输在全光网络和光信息处理中有重要意义。基于全反射原理设计了两种由二氧化硅和锗材料构筑的三角晶格光子晶体波导异质结构,运用时域有限差分法对该结构在宽频带内的单向传输特性进行分析。通过改变正向出射端波导宽度对结构进一步优化,实现了在异质结构一中,TE模式光波在1458~1517nm波长范围内正向透射率高于0.8,透射对比度高于0.9的单向传输;在异质结构二中,TM模式光波在1498~1689nm波长范围内正向透射率高于0.8,透射对比度接近于1的单向传输。     

光在一维光子晶体中的全反射贯穿效应

为了研究一维光子晶体中光波的全反射贯穿效应,利用传输矩阵法计算了TE波和TM波在大于全反射角入射一维光子晶体的透射率.在透射波中发现了全反射贯穿效应,得出了全反射贯穿效应随入射角的变化规律、全反射贯穿效应的波长特性以及全反射贯穿效应随介质光学厚度的变化规律.利用波的量子理论和渐逝波的理论对一维光子晶体的全反射贯穿效应作...     

Modelling of a two-dimensional photonic crystal as an antireflection coating for optoelectronic applications

In article a two-dimensional photonic crystal (PhC) is considered and modelled as a new generation antireflection coating for optoelectronic devices. Traditional antireflective coatings (ARCs) reduce the reflection of the radiation only – the new generation of antireflective coatings should affect the distribution of the radiation also. Such functionality can be provided by the two-dimensional PhC which reduce the reflection and scatter transmitted light. Prior to the fabrication, the PhCs should be designed and analysed. Results of the analysis should provide quantitative means for choice of materials and design solutions. In work, we analyse the electromagnetic field distribution as Poynting vectors inside the materials of optoelectronic devices, in order to investigate the possibility of improving the construction of future optoelectronic devices. Furthermore, we calculate the reflection and transmission of that ARC. It’s a complex optic analysis of new generation of ARC. The numerical analysis has been performed with the FDTD method in Lumerical Software. In work, we consider the two-dimensional photonic crystal on the top surface of optoelectronic structures. We compared the results with the traditional ARC from these same parameters as PhC: thickness and material. As an example, we presented the application of modelled, photonic crystal, thin-film, GaAs solar cells with PhC on top. The efficiency of this solar cell, using the photonic crystal, was improved by 6.3% over the efficiency of this same solar cell without PhC. Thus, our research strongly suggests that the unique properties of the photonic crystal could be used as a new generation of ARC.     

Enhancement of the light output of light-emitting diode with double photonic crystals

A light-emitting diode (LED) with double photonic crystals (PhCs) is designed to enhance the light output. Based on the configuration of the PhC assisted LED with a single PhC (SPC-LED), a second PhC is added on the bottom surface of the active layer to improve the light output. The optical properties of this double PhCs assisted LED are simulated using the three-dimensional (3D) finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method. The calculation results show that its light output can be 3.2 times higher than that of LED without PhC, and 1.39 times higher than that of SPC-LED.     

Fabrication and demonstration of square lattice two-dimensional rod-type photonic bandgap crystal optical intersections

This paper reports fabrication and demonstration of optical intersections in two-dimensional (2D) rod-type photonic crystal (PhC) structures. High resolution and aspect ratio 2D square lattice PhC waveguide intersections were designed and fabricated for application at the optical communication wavelengths centered at 1550 nm. In the silicon processing front, challenges resolved to overcome issues of drastically reduced process windows caused by the dense PhC rods arrays with critical dimensions (CDs) reduced to only a few hundred nanometers were addressed not only in terms of critical process flow design but also in the development of each processing module. In the lithographic process of deep ultraviolet laser system working at 248 nm, PhC rods of sub-lithographic wavelength CDs (115 nm in radii) were realized in high resolution, even near periphery regions where proximity errors were prone. In the deep etching module, stringent requirements on etch angle control and low sidewall scallops (undulations arising from time multiplexed etch and passivation actions) were satisfied, to prevent catastrophic etch failures, and enable optical quality facets. The successfully fabricated PhCs were also monolithically integrated with large scale optical testing fiber grooves that enabled macro optical fiber assisted coupling to the micro scale PhC devices. In the optical experiments, the transmission and crosstalk properties for the PhC intersection devices with different rod radii at the center of the PhC optical waveguides crossings were measured with repeatability. The properties of the PhC intersections were therefore optimized and verified to correspond well with first principle finite difference time domain simulations.     

High Efficiency One-Way Transmission by One-Dimensional Photonic Crystals with Gratings on One Side

We propose a scheme of optical one-way transmission by using one-dimensional photonic crystals （PhCs） with diffraction gratings on one side. The one-way transmission is realized by making the PhC opaque to the zeroth diffraction order and transparent to another propagating （in air） diffraction order. For such a structure with 10-period PhC, 93% of the incident energy passes through when an electromagnetic wave impinges from one side, and the transmittance decreases to the order of 0.001% as the electromagnetic wave illuminates from the other side.     

纵模对光子晶体中类狄拉克点传输特性的影响

本文通过数值仿真分析了无序正方晶格光子晶体中类狄拉克点的光子传输特性. 结构中的无序是通过随机移动氧化铝介质柱的位置来实现. 研究发现, 由于纵模被激发出来, 在类狄拉克点及其附近无序对结构透射率的影响是不同的. 在类狄拉克点, 由于纵模的干扰, 透射率随着无序的增加而减小, 与通带的行为类似. 在不受纵模干扰的类狄拉克点附近, 透射率几乎不受无序的影响, 这主要是由于结构可以等效为近零折射率材料, 等效的波长非常大. 本文的研究结果有助于人们进一步理解光学纵模和零折射率材料.     

2D and 3D electrically switchable hexagonal photonic crystal in the ultraviolet range

Two holographic lithography systems are demonstrated for easy and large-area fabrication of 2D and 3D photonic crystal (PhC) microstructures in a polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) by applying a single top-cut hexagon prism. A six-beam system has been used to produce 2D hexagonal PhCs. By adding an additional mirror, a twelve-beam system is demonstrated to fabricate 3D PhCs with ultraviolet (UV) band-gap along the z direction. A good agreement is obtained for measured PhCs structure and theoretical results. Far-field diffraction patterns and electrical switching characteristics of the 2D and 3D PhC HPDLC films have been investigated. PACS 42.15.Eq; 42.40.Eq     

Design and optimization of one-dimensional photonic crystals for thermophotovoltaic applications

We explore the optical characteristics and fundamental limitations of one-dimensional (1D) photonic crystal (PhC) structures as means for improving the efficiency and power density of thermophotovoltaic (TPV) and microthermophotovoltaic (MTPV) devices. We analyze the optical performance of 1D PhCs with respect to photovoltaic diode efficiency and power density. Furthermore, we present an optimized dielectric stack design that exhibits a significantly wider stop band and yields better TPV system efficiency than a simple quarter-wave stack. The analysis is done for both TPV and MTPV devices by use of a unified modeling framework.     

Transmission characteristics simulation of an erbium-doped lithium niobate film photonic crystal slab

A photonic crystal slab (PhC slab) which was constructed as a 2D hexagonal lattice with a finite depth was etched into an Er:LiNbO₃ film waveguide. The band diagrams and transmission spectra were simulated by plane wave expansion (PWE) and the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method. A high refractive index contrast of 0.5 enables strong light confinement in the vertical direction and a broad band gap. The simulated transmittance spectra indicate that the stop band is determined by lattice constant. The transmission spectra along ΓM of the PhC slab with a lattice constant 500 nm show a 250-nm broad stop band in the wavelength range from 1.33 to 1.58 μm and sharp band edge.     

Optical wave propagation in photonic crystal metamaterials

Metamaterials that provide negative refraction can be implemented in photonic crystals (PhCs) through careful design of the devices. Theoretically, we demonstrate that the dispersion can be altered to achieve negative refraction. This can be done through engineering the geometry of the device as well as selecting appropriate materials. The PhC also demonstrates slow light that facilitate sensing chemicals or biological agents. Using metallic materials such as gold nano-particle enables PhCs to guide optical waves in desired pathways. Also using magnetic materials such as highly doped n-GaAs, we can tune the band gap by changing magnetic field. The simulated results are consistent with some of the previously reported experimental results and give us guidance for future experiments.