A mid-infrared tunable filter in a semiconductor-dielectric photonic crystal containing doped semiconductor defect

In this work, we theoretically analyze tunable filtering properties in a semiconductor-dielectric photonic crystal (SDPC) containing doped semiconductor defect in the mid-infrared frequency region. We consider two possible configurations of filter structures, the symmetric and asymmetric ones. With a defect of the doped n-type semiconductor, n-Si, the resonant transmission peak can be tuned by varying the doping concentration, that is, the peak wavelength will be shifted to the position of lower wavelength for both structures. Additionally, by increasing the defect thickness, it is also possible to have a filter with multiple resonant peaks, leading to a multichannel filter. The results provide another type of tunable filter in the defective SDPC that could be of technical use for semiconductor applications in optical electronics.     

光子晶体多通道可调谐滤波器的理论研究

为了实现光子晶体的多通道滤波,对设计出的一维掺杂光子晶体进行了数值计算和理论分析。结果表明：多通道透射峰的波长与空气膜厚度呈线性变化,不同厚度的空气膜可以截到数目不同的透射峰,多通道透射峰的半高宽随光子晶体折射率n₂的增加而减小。以此为基础,设计出滤波通道波长的可调范围达60nm,滤波通道半高宽的可调范围为1nm～5nm,滤波通道透射峰值大于0.98的一维光子晶体三通道可调谐滤波器。     

Tunable multichannel filter in photonic crystal heterostructure containing permeability-negative materials

A tunable multichannel filter is demonstrated theoretically based on a one-dimensional photonic crystal heterostructure containing permeability-negative material. The filtering properties of the photonic crystal filter, including the channel number and frequency, can be tuned by adjusting the structure parameters or by a pump laser. The angular response of the photonic crystal filter and the influences of the losses on the filtering properties are also analyzed.     

Narrowband reflection-and-transmission filter in an annular defective photonic crystal containing an ultrathin metallic film

The filtering properties for a narrowband reflection-and-transmission filter in an annular defective photonic crystal containing an ultrathin and strongly lossy metallic film are theoretically investigated based on the transfer matrix method for the cylindrical Bragg waves. At a certain design wavelength, simultaneous peaks in reflectance and transmittance can be found. The peak wavelength is shown to be dependent on the azimuthal mode number of the cylindrical waves. The peak heights in reflectance and transmittance can be directly varied by the stack numbers. In addition, the influence of the starting radius in reflectance and transmittance is also illustrated.     

一维光子晶体中多缺陷耦合导致的杂质带

利用传输矩阵方法研究了包含多个周期性分布的缺陷的一维光子晶体的透射谱.以33个周期的1/4波堆存在5个缺陷的光子晶体为例作了数值计算.结果表明,在周期性光子晶体中加入多个缺陷时,将在截止带中产生多个缺陷模.这些缺陷模构成的杂质能带依赖于缺陷在晶体中的分布.当缺陷密集时,缺陷模耦合较强,杂质带中透射峰相距较远,它们对应禁带中许多分立定域的杂质能级;当缺陷稀疏时,缺陷模耦合较弱,透射峰相距较近,分立的杂质能级趋于简并,由此形成一个很窄的通带.     

Independently tunable omnidirectional multichannel filters based on the fractal multilayers containing negative-index materials

We propose and demonstrate an independently tunable omnidirectional multichannel filter by combining the advantages of the independently tunable filtering properties of fractal structures and the omnidirectional resonant modes of one-dimensional photonic crystals containing negative-index materials. Compared to the conventional multichannel filters, each channel of the proposed filter can be tuned separately, and the frequency position of the filter is insensitive to the incident angle of light. It thus provides a simple way for designing omnidirectional multichannel filters with specific channels.     

A comb frequency filter based on one-dimensional photonic crystals composed of single-negative-refractive materials

A new type of comb frequency filter based on one-dimensional photonic crystals (1DPC) containing two kinds of single-negative-refractive media is presented. The filter is a multichannel one with the number of channels being dependent on the number of 1DPC periods. The position of each channel and its Q value can be adjusted varying the thickness of the material layers.     

Multichannel double-polarization bandpass optical filter utilizing evanescent wave

A multichannel double-polarization bandpass optical filter, which has the performance of variable channel interval, is theoretically proposed. The filter consists of a stack of two one-dimensional photonic crystals (1D PCs). Based on the resonant couple of evanescent waves localized at the interfaces between neighboring layers, the linear transmission properties of the filter are numerically simulated by the transfer matrix method. The simulation results show that channel number of the filter can be changed by varying the thickness of the middle layer in the centrosymmetric 1D PC structure, while the bandwidth and wavelength of the channel can be adjusted by the incident angle of light. This work may be helpful in designing multichannel double-polarization bandpass optical filter in optical communication systems.     

Independently tunable multichannel terahertz filters

We numerically demonstrate terahertz multichannel filters with independently tunable defect modes based on fractal photonic crystals. Single defect and multiple defects models are proposed to fabricate the multichannel terahertz filters. The facts that the wave functions of the defect states do not overlap and their bases are orthogonal lead to the independency among the defect modes. The simulated results theoretically provide the principle for fabricating independently tunable multichannel terahertz filters by utilizing one-dimensional photonic crystals with defects.     

Magnetically Tunable Terahertz Switch and Band-Pass Filter

A novel design of a tunable terahertz switch and band-pass filter using liquid-crystal-filled photonic crystal waveguide is demonstrated. The effects of magnetic field on the photonic bandgaps and transmitting properties of a THz wave are investigated by using the plane wave expansion method and finite difference time domain method. The efficient photonic bandgap tuning is predicted such that the two-dimensional liquid-crystal-filled photonie crystal waveguide can serve as a switch and continuously tunable band-pass filter with controlling of the magnetic field.     

Impact of interstitial air holes on a wide-bandwidth rejection filter made from a photonic crystal fiber

We have investigated the spectral properties of a band rejection filter made with a long-period fiber grating written in photonic crystal fiber that has interstitial air holes. Experiments showed that only one mode was coupled strongly to the fundamental core mode over a 600 nm spectral range. The central wavelength of the filter could be tuned over that range without being appreciably affected by any other mode. By using the multipole method, we found that the interstitial air holes of the photonic crystal fiber played a critical role in limiting the number of modes that could strongly interact with the fundamental mode and in obtaining well-separated resonance peaks. Excellent agreement between theory and experiment was obtained.     

Use of photonic quantum well as tunable defect in multilayer narrowband reflection-and-transmission filter

By using a photonic quantum well (PQW) as a tunable defect layer, a theoretical analysis on the optical properties in a multilayer narrowband reflection-and-transmission filter can be given. It is found that the resonant peaks in the reflection and transmission spectra are shifted to shorter wavelengths as the number of periods in the PQW increases. The shifting feature is more salient if the QW is deeper, that is, the refractive index contrast in the constituents of the PQW is increased. This novel design provides an alternative for achieving a tunable filter instead of using the usual electrooptical defect.     

A tunable single-passband microwave photonic filter with positive and negative taps using a fiber Mach-Zehnder interferometer and phase modulation

In this paper, a tunable single-passband microwave photonic filter with positive and negative taps based on phase modulation and a fiber Mach-Zehnder interferometer (FMZI)) is presented, theoretically analyzed and experimentally demonstrated. The FMZI as the slicing filter results in a single-bandpass characteristic for the presented filter, and by using phase modulation, a number of negative taps are generated, thus making the baseband resonance suppressed, which is desirable for microwave photonic filter's application. The wavelength spacing of the FMZI can be tuned by employing an optical variable delay line, making the present filter continuously tunable. A tunable single-passband microwave photonic filter without baseband resonance is achieved in the experiment. The present filter shows an extinction ratio of up to ∼20 dB and good tuning linearity.     

基于遗传算法的斜入射窄带滤光片膜系优化设计

根据薄膜窄带滤光片在斜入射时的偏振特性,提出了基于遗传算法的斜入射薄膜窄带滤光片膜系优化设计方法.根据开发的程序,设计并制备了一组可用于18°倾斜入射的0.8纳米信道间隔的五腔薄膜窄带滤光片.该滤光片能有效地抑制斜入射时偏振光中心波长的分离现象,降低器件的偏振相关损耗,通过角度调谐能实现选择波长的改变.通过与针法设计的滤光片膜系相比,遗传算法得到的膜系具有更高的矩形度、更大的波长调谐范围以及更低的偏振相关损耗.实验结果表明其满足设计要求并有超过25纳米的波长调谐范围.     

Investigation of defect modes in a defective photonic crystal with a semiconductor metamaterial defect

In this work, we theoretically investigate the properties of defect modes in a defective photonic crystal containing a semiconductor metamaterial defect. We consider the structure, (LH)^N/D^P/(LH)^N, where N and P are respectively the stack numbers, L is SiO₂, H is InP, and defect layer D is a semiconductor metamaterial composed of Al-doped ZnO (AZO) and ZnO. It is found that, within the photonic band gap, the number of defect modes (transmission peaks) will decrease as the defect thickness increases, in sharp contrast to the case of using usual dielectric defect. The peak height and position can be changed by the variation in the thickness of defect layer. In the angle-dependent defect mode, its position is shown to be blue-shifted as the angle of incidence increases for both TE and TM waves. The analysis of defect mode provides useful information for the design of tunable transmission filter in semiconductor optoelectronics.     

基于等离子体缺陷层的一维可调谐微波光子晶体滤波特性

等离子体填充到一维介质-真空微波光子晶体的缺陷层构成一种可调谐单通道滤波器.据等离子体的强色散特性,其等效折射率与电磁波频率及等离子体频率等参数有关,因而可以通过改变等离子参数,使一维微波光子晶体缺陷层的谐振频率发生偏移,实现微波光子晶体的可调谐滤波特性.介质层和等离子体层分别采用了时域有限差分（FDTD）算法及分段线性电流密度卷积时域有限差分（PLJERC-FDTD）算法.数值模拟表明,通过改变等离子体频率可以实现滤波通道在光子禁带内较大带宽范围的移动. 关键词： 等离子体 微波光子晶体 可调谐滤波     

Tunable double-channel filter based on two-dimensional ferroelectric photonic crystals

A tunable double-channel filter is presented, which is based on a two-dimensional nonlinear ferroelectric photonic crystal made of cerium doped barium titanate. The filtering properties of the photonic crystal filter can be tuned by adjusting the defect structure or by a pump light. The influences of the structure disorders caused by the perturbations in the radius or the position of air holes on the filtering properties are also analyzed.     

Tunable microwave photonic notch filter using a dual-wavelength fiber laser with phase modulation

A novel tunable microwave photonic notch filter using a phase-modulated dual-wavelength fiber laser is presented. A stable dual-wavelength erbium-doped fiber laser with a linear cavity is formed by a polarization-maintaining uniform fiber Bragg grating (PM-FBG) and a polarization maintaining linearly chirped fiber Bragg grating (PM-LCFBG), both of which were fabricated on a high-birefringence (Hi-Bi) fiber. It is found that a stable room-temperature dual-wavelength operation can be achieved due to the presence of two reflection peaks arising from the orthogonal states of polarization (SOP) of the PM-FBG. Experimental results show stable dual-wavelength lasing operation with a wavelength separation of ∼0.36 nm and a large optical signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR) of over 40 dB under room temperature. The dual-wavelength fiber laser is combined with a phase modulator and a segment of single-mode fiber (SMF) as a dispersive device to form a tunable microwave photonic notch filter. By stretching the PM-FBG to tune the wavelength separation of the dual-wavelength fiber laser, a tunable microwave photonic notch filter with various free spectral ranges (FSRs) and a rejection ratio greater than 35 dB was developed.     

多系双局域态光子晶体的可调谐滤波特性分析

利用紧束缚方法分析了双局域态光子晶体产生双缺陷模的机理, 采用传输矩阵法研究了一维光子晶体的光学传输特性, 并得到了透射谱与晶体结构参数的关系, 在此基础上讨论了光子晶体在受到单轴应力时所表现出的介观压光效应, 据此设计了一种结构简单的应力调制的近红外波段的多通道滤波结构.通过数值模拟可以看出, 随着各介质层折射率或厚度的增加, 缺陷模发生红移.当对多系双局域态光子晶体施加单轴拉伸应力时, 各缺陷峰都向长波长移动, 且缺陷峰峰值基本不变.经过数值拟合, 缺陷峰中心波长与对光子晶体施加单轴拉伸应力所产生的应变呈线性关系.该滤波器结构简单、可调谐性好, 在一系列精巧的光子晶体激光器、波分复用器或者其他精密仪器的制造中有一定的应用价值.     

Omnidirectional and tunable symmetrical confined states in photonic quantum-well structures with single-negative materials

The symmetrical confined states are found in photonic quantum-well structures with single-negative materials, in which the photonic barrier is based on the zero-effective-phase gap. The number and frequencies of the symmetrical confined states can be tuned by varying the period number and thicknesses of the well photonic crystal, respectively. Furthermore, the symmetrical confined states of the structures are less sensitive to the incident angle and polarization, compared with previous confined states of photonic quantum-well structures based on the Bragg or zero-average-index gap. The structures open a promising way to fabricate symmetrically tunable and omnidirectional multichannel filters for future dense wavelength division multiplexing applications.