光控光子晶体偏光片

提出了一种新颖的调节液晶光子晶体光子带隙的方法.光子晶体波导通过往二维三角形光子晶体的介质柱之间填充液晶得到，光诱导液晶取向以改变液晶的折射指数从而改变光子晶体的光子带隙.数值模拟结果表明：通过外界光场控制所填充的向列相液晶的方向可以对这种二维三角形介质柱光子晶体的禁带结构进行调节.与电场调制方法相比，该光控液晶取向技术具有响应速度快、结构简单的优点.这种可调光子晶体可用于制作新颖的光敏偏光片.     

Suzuki晶格光子晶体的光子带结构

系统地研究了Suzuki晶格光子晶体能带结构,包括介质中周期排列的空气孔光子晶体和空气中周期排列的介质柱光子晶体。采用平面波展开法计算了空气孔和介质柱半径及折射率对光子带隙的影响。结果发现介质中周期排列的空气孔光子晶体主要形成TM模光子禁带,空气中周期排列的介质柱光子晶体主要形成TE模光子禁带,只有介质折射率较大时两类光子晶体才能够形成完全带隙。介质中周期排列的空气孔光子晶体能带结构中沿Г-X1和X1-M方向出现了群速度接近于零的色散曲线,而在另一类光子晶体中并未出现这种情况,在其它晶格类型的光子晶体中也未发现这种情况。     

基于带隙可调的二维光子晶体全光开关

提出了一种新颖的制作二维光子晶体全光开关的方法。光子晶体波导通过往二维六角形分布的光子晶体的空气孔中填充偶氮苯掺杂液晶得到。数值模拟结果表明,通过外界光场控制空气孔中所填充的向列液晶的方向可以对光子晶体的方向能隙进行调节,这种可调节性可用于制作全光开关。与电场调制方法相比,该光控液晶取向技术具有响应速度快、结构简单的优点。     

空气环型二维光子晶体完全带隙特性研究

采用平面波展开法, 系统研究了空气环型二维光子晶体的完全光子带隙随结构参数变化而改变的规律, 并将其与普通的空气孔型和介质柱型二维光子晶体的完全带隙进行了比较. 研究表明: 空气环型二维光子晶体不仅可以获得更宽的完全带隙, 而且, 当介质折射率较低时, 其可以获得普通空气孔型和介质柱型二维光子晶体在低折射率条件下所无法获得的完全带隙. 关键词： 空气环型二维光子晶体 完全带隙 平面波展开法     

光控液晶光子晶体微腔全光开关

设计了一种缺陷模迁移光子晶体微腔全光开关. 两条二维三角晶格空气孔光子晶体波导由一个光子晶体微腔连接, 在微腔的点缺陷中填充掺有少量偶氮聚合物的苯乙炔类液晶. 通过调节控制光的偏振态, 使偶氮聚合物发生顺-反异构化反应, 带动液晶分子重新取向, 从而改变光子晶体微腔的谐振波长, 进而实现光的通过与截止. 运用时域有限差分法和平面波展开法分析 了二维光控液晶光子晶体微腔全光开关的光学特性. 数值计算结果表明: 对于1.55 μ通信波段通过外界偏振光控制所填充的向列相液晶 的折射率可以实现对光波的导通与截止. 分析结果显示, 此开关具有阈值低, 消光比较大, 体积小等优点. 关键词： 二维光子晶体微腔 波导 时域有限差分(FDTD) 液晶     

二维光子晶体禁带特性研究

采用平面波展开法对二维光子晶体分别在E和H极化下的带隙进行了计算. 考虑了填充比、晶格结构、介电常数对最大绝对帯隙的影响. 结果表明,不论是正方晶格还是三角晶格,TM模在介质柱型光子晶体中更容易形成带隙;TE模在空气孔型光子晶体中更容易形成带隙. 填充比一定,最大绝对帯隙宽度并非随着介电常数增大总是增大,而是存在一个峰值. 相对介电常数一定,最大绝对帯隙宽度随填充比的变化也存在一个峰值. 不论空气孔型还是介质柱型结构,三角晶格比正方晶格更容易形成帯隙. 关键词： 平面波展开法 TE模 TM模 最大绝对帯隙     

液晶调制光子晶体微腔光衰减器

设计了一种二维液晶调制光子晶体微腔光衰减器。两条二维三角晶格空气孔光子晶体波导由一个光子晶体微腔连接,在微腔的点缺陷中填充苯乙炔类液晶。通过施加不同电压,电场诱导液晶取向以改变液晶的折射率,从而改变光子晶体微腔的谐振波长,进而实现光传播强度调节。运用时域有限差分方法和平面波展开法分析了二维液晶调制光子晶体微腔光衰减器的光学特性。数值计算结果表明:对于1.55μm通信波段,通过外界电场控制所填充的向列相液晶的方向可以对这种二维液晶调制光子晶体微腔光衰减器实现3.40%～99.58%的可调谐光输出。     

光控二维光子晶体光开关

提出了一种调节液晶光子晶体光子带隙的方法。二维三角介质柱形光子晶体位于2块熔凝石英片之间,在介质柱之间填充各向同性排列的液晶,受偏振紫外光照射后,光诱导液晶分子定向排列,通过光诱导液晶分子取向改变液晶的折射率。数值模拟结果表明：通过外界光场控制所填充的向列相液晶分子的方向可以对这种二维三角形介质柱光子晶体的禁带结构进行调节。该可调光子晶体可控制波导中TM模和TE模的选择性传输,因而可应用于制作全光光开关。     

光子晶体耦合波导实现光开关效应的研究

提出了一种基于光子晶体耦合波导实现光开关效应的方法:将线缺陷引入二维光子晶体以形成两平行的邻近波导,两邻近波导及其中间的两排介质柱构成了光开关模型耦合区;利用平面波展开法计算了不同介质填充率情况下的色散特性.结果发现:减小介质填充率可以实现波导耦合长度的减小;分段调整中间介质柱的填充率和选择不同的耦合搭配长度,定向耦合...     

液晶-金属光子晶体波导的光学特性

运用时域有限差分方法分析了二维液晶-金属光子晶体波导的光学特性。二维正方晶格金属光子晶体波导位于两个电极之间,其背景介质为液晶。通过在电极上施加不同电压,电场诱导液晶取向以改变液晶的折射指数从而改变光子晶体的带隙结构。数值计算结果表明:通过外界电场控制所填充的向列相液晶的方向可以对这种金属光子晶体波导的光学特性进行调节,该波导可用于制作光子晶体光开关等光学器件。     

Tunable out-of-plane band gap of two-dimensional anisotropic photonic crystals infiltrated with liquid crystals

We analyze the tunability of out-of-plane band gap in two-dimensional photonic crystals created by square and triangular lattices of air holes in anisotropic tellurium background, considering that the rods are infiltrated with liquid crystal. Using the plane wave expansion method, we study the variation of out-of-plane band gap by changing the optical axis orientation of liquid crystal.     

Creation of tunable absolute bandgaps in a two-dimensional anisotropic photonic crystal modulated by a nematic liquid crystal

Photonic crystals (PCs) have many potential applications because of their ability to control light-wave propagation. We have investigated the tunable absolute bandgap in a two-dimensional anisotropic photonic crystal structures modulated by a nematic liquid crystal. The PC structure composed of an anisotropic-dielectric cylinder in the liquid crystal medium is studied by solving Maxwell's equations using the plane wave expansion method. The photonic band structures are found to exhibit absolute bandgaps for the square and triangular lattices. Numerical simulations show that the absolute bandgaps can be continuously tuned in the square and triangular lattices consisting of anisotropic-dielectric cylinders by infiltrating nematic liquid crystals. Such a mechanism of bandgap adjustment should open up a new application for designing components in photonic integrated circuits.     

Tuning of full band gap in anisotropic photonic crystal slabs using a liquid crystal

We analyze the tunability of full band gap in photonic crystal slabs created by square and triangular lattices of air holes in anisotropic tellurium background, considering that the regions above and below the slab are occupied by SiO₂ and the holes are infiltrated with liquid crystals. Using the supercell method based on plane wave expansion, we study the variation of full band gap by changing the optical axis orientation of liquid crystal. Our results demonstrate the existence and remarkable tunability of full band gap in both square and triangular lattices, largest band gap and tunability being obtained for the triangular lattice.     

Efficient tunable negative refraction photonic crystal achieved by an elliptic rod lattice with a nematic liquid crystal

Photonic crystals (PCs) have many potential applications because of their ability to control light-wave propagation. We have investigated the electromagnetic wave propagation inside an elliptic rod PC slab by means of finite-difference time-domain simulations. The band structure of the PC composed of elliptic rod in the square and triangular lattices is studied by solving Maxwell's equations using the plane wave expansion method. Numerical simulations show that the refractive angle can be tuned greatly by rotating the directors of elliptic rod in the PC slab. Furthermore, an optical switch based on elliptic rod PC structures with nematic liquid crystals was proposed. In the on/off switching system, the partial band gap can be controlled when the normalized operation frequency is 0.28. The modulation induced by liquid crystals created a sharp switching in the photonic devices. Such a mechanism of negative refraction PCs should open up a new application for designing components in photonic integrated circuits.     

Tunable full band gap in two-dimensional anisotropic photonic crystals infiltrated with liquid crystals

We analyze the tunability of full band gap in two-dimensional photonic crystals created by square and triangular lattices of anisotropic tellurium rods in air background, considering that the rods are infiltrated with liquid crystal. Using the plane-wave expansion method, we study the variation of full band gap by changing the optical axis orientation of liquid crystal.     

Photonic band gap engineering in 2D photonic crystals

The polarization-dependent photonic band gaps (TM and TE polarizations) in two-dimensional photonic crystals with square lattices composed of air holes in dielectric and vice versa i.e., dielectric rods in air, using the plane-wave expansion method are investigated. We then study, how the photonic band gap size is affected by the changing ellipticity of the constituent air holes/dielectric rods. It is observed that the size of the photonic band gap changes with changing ellipticity of the constituent air holes/dielectric rods. Further, it is reported, how the photonic band gap size is affected by the change in the orientation of the constituent elliptical air holes/dielectric rods in 2D photonic crystals.     

铁电液晶缺陷光子晶体调谐滤波器的设计

将铁电液晶作为缺陷层引入一维光子晶体中,用电场改变液晶分子的取向,形成光子晶体快速可调谐滤波器.用传输矩阵法研究了铁电液晶缺陷光子晶体的可调谐滤波特性,计算了电压和液晶材料参量对滤波器透射谱的影响.结果表明:改变电压能容易改变光子晶体滤波器透射峰的位置、强度、个数和带宽,实现良好的调谐滤波功能.     

部分空气桥式硅膜二维光子晶体

描述在Si基底上制备带隙在近红外波段部分空气桥式二维光子晶体（PC）.选用HF酸溶液作为腐蚀液，利用聚焦离子束刻蚀技术直接刻蚀出具有三角形空气洞结构的二维PC，并测出了二维PC完整的第一带隙透过谱的带隙范围为123—155μm.实验测得的透过谱与理论计算的空气桥式二维PC的计算结果一致.类TM0模的存在减小了带隙的宽度.由于部分SiO2支撑桥式平板，二维PC易于按所需尺寸进行制备.同时，通过改变平板下的支撑材料，可以制出有源的PC，利用这种机理可以把光从支撑材料中引出. 关键词： 二维光子晶体 带隙 平板波导     

Reflection-free one-way edge modes in a gyromagnetic photonic crystal

We point out that electromagnetic one-way edge modes analogous to quantum Hall edge states, originally predicted by Raghu and Haldane in 2D photonic crystals possessing Dirac point-derived band gaps, can appear in more general settings. We show that the TM modes in a gyromagnetic photonic crystal can be formally mapped to electronic wave functions in a periodic electromagnetic field, so that the only requirement for the existence of one-way edge modes is that the Chern number for all bands below a gap is nonzero. In a square-lattice yttrium-iron-garnet crystal operating at microwave frequencies, which lacks Dirac points, time-reversal breaking is strong enough that the effect should be easily observable. For realistic material parameters, the edge modes occupy a 10% band gap. Numerical simulations of a one-way waveguide incorporating this crystal show 100% transmission across strong defects.