Improvement of optical sensing performances of a double-slot-waveguide-based ring resonator sensor on silicon-on-insulator platform

We demonstrate a label-free photonic biosensor with double slots based on micro-ring resonator. The footprint is less than 25 μm × 15 μm. Finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method is used to analyze the influence of several key parameters on the performance of the double-slots micro-ring resonators. An asymmetric structure is considered for the ring waveguide in order to improve the sensor's bending efficiency. Our numerical analysis shows that the sensitivity of double-slot micro-ring resonator sensor with the radius of 5 μm reaches a value of 708 nm/RIU. The quality factor of 580 and the free spectral range (FSR) of 33 nm are achieved.     

基于全矢量模式匹配法的三维弯曲波导本征模式计算

采用精确、严格的全矢量模式匹配法，计算了三维脊型弯曲波导和条形弯曲波导的本征模式，分析了模式折射率和辐射损耗随弯曲半径的变化关系.计算结果与已报道的有限差分法的结果符合很好.对文献中已报道但没有深入分析的现象给出了合理的解释.半径为50和12 μm的条形波导的计算结果表明：当波导的弯曲半径减小时，发生在分界面处的TE-TM模耦合会显著增强，这将导致弯曲波导中的模式不再是传统意义上的准TE模和准TM模，而是混合模.随着半径的减小，混合模的横向分量之间的差异会减小，当两个横向分量达到近似相等的强度时，波导的偏振相关性将会大大减小. 关键词： 导波光学 全矢量模式匹配法 微环谐振腔 光波导理论     

波导弯曲半径与弯曲损耗的关系

介绍了分析波导弯曲损耗的保形变换法和归一化方法以及由此得到的波导弯曲半径与弯曲损耗的关系式.建立了弯曲损耗经验公式,由该公式得出了四种常用材料的波导弯曲半径与弯曲损耗的曲线,并将已报道的相应材料制作的AWG中的最小弯曲半径及其对应的损耗实验数据与这些曲线上的相应数值进行了比较,结果表明,弯曲损耗经验公式在确定AWG中的最小弯曲半径时,有一定的参考价值.     

硅基二氧化硅光波导器件偏振特性的理论分析

从理论上分析了硅基二氧化硅光波导器件的芯区尺寸、相对折射率差、内应力和弯曲径对器件偏振特性的影响,得出结论：小折射率差的正方形波导的双折射系数小;内应力对双折射的影响比几何参数大;弯曲半径较小时,双折射系数较大,弯曲损耗也较大。     

用于光互连的聚硅氧烷波导弯曲损耗

研究了用于光互连的聚硅氧烷多模光波导直接弯曲时弯曲损耗与圆弧曲率半径的关系。用Marcuse的直波导近似法理论计算了其弯曲损耗,理论计算表明弯曲损耗随模阶数的增加而变大,随半径的减少而变大;光在波导中传输时,总弯曲损耗出现阶跃式变化,并且曲率半径大于4 mm时,波导的弯曲损耗小于1dB/cm。用BeamPROP仿真软件仿真了5、10、20mm三种曲率半径下的传输光场情况。利用数字化散射法测量了其弯曲损耗,实验结果显示曲率半径在5～6mm时弯曲损耗值在0.55～0.8dB/cm之间,考虑所制备的聚硅氧烷直波导固有的传输损耗,实验值与理论值基本相符。     

Intrinsic integrated optical temperature sensor based on waveguide bend loss

Curvature of a multimode integrated optical waveguide reduces the numerical aperture and induces radiation losses. In this paper, we study this phenomenon and we present a geometrical approach to calculate the local numerical aperture and the intensity attenuation. We exploit the bending effect on the local numerical aperture to make a new intrinsic temperature sensor. The simulation results are validated for the silica/silicone integrated optical case. The principal performances of the silica/silicone temperature sensor are the extended temperatures range (−50 to 200 °C) with an excellent linearity response (1%) between 20 and 200 °C.     

Integration of 2D photonic crystals with ridge waveguide lasers

2D triangular photonic crystals (PCs) have been integrated as laser mirrors in electrically pumped InGaAs/AlGaAs ridge waveguide lasers. The investigated PC lattice constants range from 160 to 400 nm with light incident along both main symmetry directions M and K. The observed cw laser performance is strongly dependent on both orientation and period of the PC. This behaviour is discussed using a 2D transfer matrix calculation of the PC reflectivity. As a demonstrator device relying on the 2D light confining properties of the PC, an active beamsplitter with a bending radius of 5 m is presented. Here, the PC is successfully used as cladding material in the S-bent regions of the ridge waveguide, significantly reducing the bending loss.     

Sound-transparent anisotropic media for backscattering-immune wave manipulation

The scattering behavior of an anisotropic acoustic medium is analyzed to reveal the possibility of routing acoustic signals through the anisotropic layers with no backscattering loss. The sound-transparent effect of such a medium is achieved by independently modulating the anisotropic effective acoustic parameters in a specific order, and is experimentally observed in a bending waveguide by arranging the subwavelength structures in the bending part according to transformation acoustics. With the properly designed filling structures, the original distorted acoustic field in the bending waveguide is restored as if the wave travels along a straight path. The transmitted acoustic signal is maintained nearly the same as the incident modulated Gaussian pulse. The proposed schemes and the supporting results could be instructive for further acoustic manipulations such as wave steering, cloaking and beam splitting.     

弯曲波导研究进展及其应用

本文主要分析了弯曲波导损耗机理,包括传输损耗、辐射损耗、模式转换损耗。重点综述了设计低损耗弯曲波导的方法,包括波导材料、弯曲波导的曲线形状、波导种类、脊型波导的宽度、脊高、弯曲半径、模场分布、弯曲波导曲线形状和其他新型波导结构等。简要概括了近年来设计和制备低损耗弯曲波导的代表性工作。介绍了弯曲波导在集成光学中的应用。通过对弯曲波导的损耗及耦合机制理论的不断完善,实现光在较小弯曲半径的低损耗传输,从而提高集成光学的集成度是弯曲波导今后的发展趋势。     

Waveguide continuous modes in slab and cylindrical FIR laser

The continuous modes in hollow dielectric wavegudes and in a free space are described in the case of slab and cylindrical structures. The continuous modes in free space are compared with gaussian modes, in particular for the output beam of a slab FIR laser.     

Transmission characteristics of various bent periodic dielectric waveguides

The transmission characteristics of various bent periodical dielectric waveguides (PDWGs) are analyzed by the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method in this work. The bending structures include a conventional 90° abrupt bend, a 90° transitional bend, and 90° circular arcs with different quantized radii of curvatures. The simulation results can make us to design a suitable bent PDWG in the photonic circuits.     

Design and Evaluation of an N:N Optical Coupler Using an Integrated Waveguide Mirror

We proposed and fabricated an N:N optical coupler using an integrated waveguide mirror. Optical circuits can be miniaturized with small bending by reflecting mirrors. The parabolic curve was applied to the mirror shape because it was necessary to collimate the reflected beam so as to distribute the input light to the output waveguides. We fabricated the 8:8 optical coupler using silica waveguide. The chip size was about 7mm x 15mm. The excess loss of the device was about 8 dB larger than simulation results calculated using beam propagation method. The dependence on the wavelength and polarization was about 0.4 and 0.15 dB, respectively. The excess loss was mainly attributed to the mirror tilt and will be reduced by optimizing the etching conditions to decrease the mirror tilt angle.     

An acoustic bending waveguide designed by anisotropic density-near-zero metamaterial

Anisotropic metamaterial with only one component of the mass density tensor near zero(ADNZ) is proposed to control the sound wave propagation. We find that such an anisotropic metamaterial can be used to realize perfect bending waveguides. According to a coordinate transformation, the surface waves on the input and output interfaces of the ADNZ metamaterial induces the sound energy flow to be redistributed and match smoothly with the propagating modes inside the metamaterial waveguide. According to the theory of bending waveguide, we realize the "T"-type sound shunting and convergence, as well as acoustic channel selection by embedding small-sized defects. Numerical calculations are performed to confirm the above effects.     

不同结构SOI交叉波导的损耗及串扰特性研究

利用高阶Pade近似的2D-BPM算法,对具有不同弯曲半径及交叉角度的SOI弯曲交叉波导的传输特性进行了模拟、分析和深入研究,发现交叉波导的串扰随弯曲半径及交叉角度增大而减小的规律.在此基础上,对由正弦弯曲、余弦弯曲以及圆弧弯曲三种弯曲波导构成的SOI交叉波导的损耗及串扰特性进行了分析比较.结果表明,由正弦弯曲构成的交叉波导传输损耗最小且串扰最小.     

功率容量大于1GW的组合式旋转关节

用耦合波理论分析了过模圆波导中不同模式之间的转换和波导弯曲半径之间的关系,研制了弯曲角度为90°的过模圆波导弯头,设计了一种结构简单的TM01过模圆波导旋转结构。对圆波导弯头和旋转结构的高功率测试证明,它们在X波段功率容量均大于1 GW,微波传输效率均大于93%。在此基础上,提出了一种组合式旋转关节,该关节能够在方位和俯仰上实现360°旋转,可应用于高功率微波的发射天线。     

平面弯曲波导耦合器的特性分析

根据耦合模理论和弯曲波导耦合器的结构特点,对平面弯曲波导耦合器的特性进行了分析,结果表明弯曲波导耦合器的弯曲半径和最小间距两个可调变量,增加了波导器件设计的灵活性;同时由于等效耦合长度的调制作用使得弯曲波导耦合器在波分复用/解复用中比平行直波导耦合器具有更大的复用带宽;分析了弯曲半径和最小间距对弯曲波导耦合器复用带宽的影响,为实际波导器件的设计制作提供了一定的理论依据.     

利用51微米激光器测量中红外光波导损耗(英文)

一种新型的采用AlGaAs材料设计制成的光波导显示了其在中红外激光器方面的应用。波导部分包含在两个GaAs的包层之间,两个包层的掺杂材料限制光场在波导中传播并且降低损耗。三个不同长度的波导经过切入式测量得到它们的内部传播损耗为1 5dB/cm和耦合损耗为9dB。所采用的中红外激光器的波长是5 1μm,输出功率在45毫瓦以上。从光波导输出的光功率只有几个毫瓦。     

Performance enhancement on mechanical and electrical effects for on-line fiber-optic bending loss measurement

For an automatic testing of the fiber bending loss parameter, we proposed an on-line fiber optic bending loss measurement system. Many impact factors from the supporting systems, free space coupling alignment, external spatial perturbation device and the other automatic testing systems may degrade the on-line fiber-optic bending loss measurement system. We reduce those impact factors and show the mechanical and electrical improvement in this paper. The accuracy can be improved by 3–5 dB for the proposed on-line bending loss measurement system. Development of an on-line fiber-optic bending loss measurement system can provide a fast-checking solution for jump-line quality improvement on fiber-from-the-desk (FFTD) access network.     

无曲率奇点的光波导短程透镜的设计

在Ｓｏｔｔｉｎｉ等人提出的求解非球面光波导短程透镜一般解析方法的基础上，研究了卷边函数对透镜旋转母线曲率的影响。指出具有连续二阶导数的母线，可有效地消除曲率奇点，从而在理论上能够减小由于波导弯曲造成的导光损耗。基于这种观点，提出了一种新的卷边函数，求得了透镜轮廓的表达式，进而求得了透镜深度，并与Ｓｏｔｔｉｎｉ等人的解进行了比较。     

Metamaterial absorbers realized in an X-band rectangular waveguide

In this paper,we demonstrate six types of metamaterial absorbers(MMAs) by measuring their absorptivities in an X-band(8-12 GHz) rectangular waveguide.Some of the MMAs have been demonstrated previously by using the free space measurement method,and the others are proposed firstly in this paper.The measured results show that all of the six MMAs exhibit high absorptivities above 98%,which have similar absorbing characteristics to those measured in the free space.The numerically obtained surface current densities for each MMA show that the absorbing mechanism is the same as that under the free space conditions.Such a demonstration method is superior to the conventional free space measurement method due to the small-scale test samples required,the simple measure device,and its low cost.Most importantly,the proposed method opens a way to enable MMAs to be used in microwave applications such as matched terminations.