金属-介质-金属波导布拉格光栅的模式特性

研究分析了金属-介质-金属(MIM)波导布拉格光栅(WBG)结构中的反对称和对称等离激元模式的色散关系和传输特性。计算分析了金属为银、介质层厚度为700nm时,不同介质材料情况下两种模式的截止特性及色散关系。在此基础上用布洛赫模式分析法探讨了两种介质交替排列构成的MIM WBG结构的反对称与对称模式的能带结构;并用传输矩阵法计算了透射谱,发现结构在通信波段的模式滤波特性。进一步讨论了对称模式的截止频率、模式传输特性与材料和结构参数的依赖关系。通过对结构材料参数及几何尺寸的选择及优化,可以实现在特定波段的宽带或窄带滤波及模式滤波功能,该结构在光通信、集成光学领域具有一定的应用价值。     

Otto结构加载MIM波导的表面等离子激元传输与衰减特性

设计了加载MIM波导的Otto结构研究SPPs的传输和衰减特性,应用球面EM场的解法求解了整个介质区域的本征函数的特征值。对SiO₂厚度分别为750 nm和1 500 nm的设计结构进行了仿真,结果表明:750 nm改进结构的TM₀传播常数达到了1.541,衰减系数仅仅为2.80;随着SiO₂层介质厚度的减小,反射系数随之增大,且不同金属介电常数的谐振方向变化趋势一致;随着腔厚度的减小,在反射相位减少的同时其存储能量也随之减少。     

介质加载型表面等离子体波导中发光粒子的自发辐射特性

研究了介质加载型表面等离子体(DLSPP)波导中发光粒子的自发辐射特性。通过经典偶极子近似,给出了发光粒子在SPP波导任意位置处的自发辐射速率与自发辐射耦合成表面等离子体(SPP)导波模概率的计算方法;采用有限元法(FEM)模拟计算了单模DLSPP波导中若丹明6G(R6G)发光粒子的自发辐射速率和自发辐射耦合成SPP模式的概率。模拟结果表明,在DLSPP波导中,当发光粒子距金属界面较近时,自发辐射速率大幅增强,当远离金属界面时,自发辐射速率降低并趋于真空中的值;同时,DLSPP波导中发光粒子自发辐射耦合成SPP模式的概率也与其位置相关,当处在波导截面中心位置时,自发辐射耦合成SPP导波模的概率可高达70%。基于上述模拟结果,指出通过优化发光粒子在截面上的掺杂分布,可以提高截面上平均粒子数反转度,也可以提高截面上发光粒子自发辐射耦合成SPP导波模的总效率。     

拉盖尔-高斯幂指数相位涡旋光束传输特性

为实现光折射率传感器小结构、高灵敏度的要求,根据表面等离极化激元的透射特性,提出了一种单挡板金属-介质-金属（MIM）波导耦合类云朵腔结构。此结构引用“腔中腔”的理念,在近场耦合作用下,类云朵腔所形成的较宽的连续态与金属挡板所形成的较窄的离散态经过干涉相长相消,可以产生三重不同模式的法诺共振。结合耦合模理论,对三重法诺共振的产生机理进行分析,并运用有限元分析法对此结构进行模拟仿真,定量分析了不同结构参数对折射率传感特性以及优质因子的影响。结果表明,三种共振模式的灵敏度分别为600,800,1083 nm/RIU,优质因子分别为5.08×10⁴、3.56×10⁵和1.17×10³。     

含有吸收介质的突变结构腔体场匹配分析

采用分区求解场及边界场匹配方法推导出含有吸收介质波导的色散方程及突变结构高频腔体混合模式的场匹配方程。将解析分析与数值计算结合，对回旋速调管放大器高频腔体进行了数值计算，研究了吸收层对波导传播、衰减特性及谐振腔的谐振特性、损耗特性、Q值、场分布的影响。给出了数值模拟主要结果。 关键词： 吸收介质 场匹配 混合模 谐振腔 高功率微波     

回旋速调管加载损耗介质群聚腔的研究

 用模式场匹配理论建立了散射矩阵，数值模拟并分析了加载损耗介质层对群聚腔Q值、谐振特性以及群聚腔两端漂移段半径的大小对谐振特性的影响。研究表明：加载损耗介质在高频率下使群聚腔主要寄生模式EH₂₁₂和EH₃₁₁得到极大的抑制，对工作模式H₀₁模更有利；衰减常数随损耗层厚度的增加而迅速增加，Q值随介质厚度的增加迅速减小,因此在设计腔体时必须严格控制损耗材料厚度。最后为正在研制的回旋速调管设计了满足要求的低Q群聚腔，该腔冷测实验结果与计算结果基本一致。     

椭圆柱微腔光子晶体耦合腔波导的慢光特性研究

采用大介质柱和椭圆介质柱环绕微腔结构构成光子晶体耦合腔光波导(PC-CROW),在获得慢光的同时,其缓存特性也获得了提高。当普通介质柱半径为0.25a(a为光子晶体晶格常数),环绕微腔圆形大介质柱半径为0.35a时,得到小于2.37×10-4c(c为真空中的光速)的导模群速度,这比均匀介质柱微腔波导的最大群速度减小了一个数量级,存储容量也有所下降;考虑到缓存性能,为了进一步改善PC-CROW的慢光性能和缓存特性,将环绕微腔大介质柱椭圆化,在椭圆长轴为0.42a,短轴为0.20a时,获得导模群速度小于2.3053×10-4c,存储容量达到9.8214 bit,品质因子Q也达到了最大值3575.1。     

基于十字连通形环形谐振腔金属-介质-金属波导的折射率传感器和滤波器

提出了由十字连通形环形谐振腔耦合两个金属-介质-金属(metal-insulator-metal, MIM)波导的结构,并用有限元法数值研究了表面等离极化激元在结构中的传输特性.通过对透射谱的研究,系统地分析了MIM结构的传感特性.结果表明,在透射光谱中有三个共振峰,即存在三种共振模式,其中透射峰与材料的折射率呈线性关系.通过对结构参数的优化,得到了折射率灵敏度(S)高达1500 nm/RIU的理论值,相应的传感分辨率为1.33×10~(-4)RIU.更重要的是,灵敏度不受结构参数变化的影响,这意味着传感器的灵敏度不受制造偏差的影响.此外,谐振波长与环形腔中心半径成线性关系,该器件在较大波长范围内实现可调谐带通滤波.透射强度随着波导与环形腔间距的增大而减小,透射带宽同时减小,因此,可以通过控制环形腔与波导的耦合距离来调谐透射强度及透射带宽.研究结果对高灵敏度纳米级折射率传感器和带通滤波器的设计以及在生物传感器方面的应用都具有一定的指导意义.     

含吸收介质的光子晶体法布里-珀罗异质结构的传感特性研究

结合光子晶体的缺陷模式和表面模式特性,提出了一种含吸收介质的光子晶体法布里-珀罗异质结构。该结构由周期性光子晶体、待测样本和外部空气层共同组成,将待测样本直接作为表面缺陷腔。基于光学谐振原理和表面波理论,分析了所提结构的折射率传感机理。讨论了不同吸收介质对所提结构光谱特性的影响。将石墨烯作为吸收介质时,传感结构的品质因子(Q值)明显高于将硫化锌、氧化铝和金属银作为吸收介质的情况;将样本层作为表面缺陷腔,通过光学Tamm态谐振,可实现多次全反射衰荡,使谐振光信号和待测样本充分作用,从而提高了该结构的传感灵敏度。所提结构的Q值为2097.18,灵敏度为1017.98nm/RIU。研究结果对实现待测物的高Q值和高灵敏度检测具有一定的理论参考价值。     

一种新型高透射率高品质因子光子晶体耦合腔波导结构

提出了一种在二维三角晶格光子晶体线缺陷波导中放置椭圆空气孔的耦合腔波导结构。基于平面波展开法,利用MPB对线缺陷波导的能带结构进行了计算并给出能带图。基于时域有限差分法（FDTD）,利用MEEP对椭圆空气孔在波导中的排列方式、数量、尺寸进行优化设计,并对频率位于微腔共振频率处的光波在耦合腔波导结构中的品质因子和传输特性进行研究与比较,给出了电场分布图。仿真结果表明,当椭圆空气孔的长轴方向纵向排列时,相应的微腔共振频率在光子禁带内可获得90%以上的透射率,对应的品质因子Q可达10⁴量级;选择合适的参数,获得的Q可高达10⁷量级,对应共振频率的透射率仍在60%以上。     

Plasmonically induced reflection in metal-insulator-metal waveguides with two silver baffles coupled square ring resonator

A plasmonic waveguide coupled system that is composed of a square ring cavity and a metal–insulator–metal(MIM)waveguide with two silver baffles is proposed. The transmission and reflection properties of the proposed plasmonic system are investigated numerically using the finite element method. The normalized H_z field distributions are calculated to analyze the transmission mode in the plasmonic system. The extreme destructive interference between light mode and dark mode causes plasmonically induced reflection(PIR) window in the transmission spectrum. The PIR window is fitted using the coupled mode theory. The analytical result agrees with the simulation result approximately. In addition, the PIR window can be controlled by adjusting structural parameters and filling different dielectric into the MIM waveguide and the square ring cavity. The results provide a new approach to designing plasmonic devices.     

A nanometric plasmonic waveguide filter based on Fabry-Perot resonator

A compact nanometric surface plasmon polariton Fabry-Perot filter based on three metal-insulator-metal (MIM) waveguides is proposed and studied. The characteristics of this SPP band pass filter are analyzed by the finite difference time domain method and the Fabry-Perot resonance model. The results show that the resonance wavelengths of the pass bands can be linearly changed by the resonant cavity length, and the transmission ratios of the pass bands can be varied by altering the gaps between the MIM waveguides. The metal loss and dispersion effects on the SPP filter's spectra are considered as well. This kind of simple filter is very promising for high density SPP waveguide integrations.     

金属异质波导阵列中的表面等离激元传播特性

提出了一种新的一维金属异质波导阵列的设计方案,即波导芯区周期调制的金属波导阵列.数值模拟的结果表明,金属波导芯区的周期调制引起波导中传播的表面等离激元有效折射率的周期调制,从而可在特定的波段打开一个表面等离激元带隙(如1550nm附近).通过引入合适的缺陷波导单元,可获得特定波长的高品质因子(Q=556)的表面电磁模共振.这一结果可用于设计亚波长的布拉格反射器、光发射器、滤波器等,有可能被用于未来的集成光路.     

Compact surface plasmon amplifier in nonlinear hybrid waveguide

Surface plasmon polariton(SPP), a sub-wavelength surface wave promising for photonic integration, always suffers from the large metallic loss that seriously restricts its practical application. Here, we propose a compact SPP amplifier based on a nonlinear hybrid waveguide(a combination of silver, LiNbO_3, and SiO_2), where a couple of Bragg gratings are introduced in the waveguide to construct a cavity. This special waveguide is demonstrated to support a highly localized SPP-like hybrid mode and a low loss waveguide-like hybrid mode. To provide a large nonlinear gain, a pumping wave input from the LiNbO_3 waveguide is designed to resonate inside the cavity and satisfy the cavity phase matching to fulfill the optical parametric amplification(OPA) of the SPP signal. Proper periods of gratings and the cavity length are chosen to satisfy the impedance matching condition to ensure the high input efficiency of the pump wave from the outside into the cavity. In theoretical calculations, this device demonstrates a high performance in a very compact scheme(~3.32 μm) and a much lower pumping power for OPA compared with single-pass pumping. To obtain a comprehensive insight into this cavity OPA, the influences of the pumping power, cavity length, and the initial phase are discussed in detail.     

Resonant cavity based antireflection structures for surface plasmon waveguides

The concept of antireflection coating in the theory of multilayer films is introduced to the two-dimensional metal–insulator–metal (MIM) structures to realize total transmission of optical energy at the waveguide discontinuities. The antireflection structure consists of a resonant cavity which is constructed by changing the insulator width of the waveguide. A numerical method is used to achieve the optimal design directly. A T-splitter with zero reflection is proposed, utilizing a cavity structure in the input waveguide. A transformer with enhanced transmission between different waveguides is presented for further validating the efficiency and generality of these cavity based antireflection structures. The simulation results show that such a structure can realize a perfect antireflection function.     

Mode splitting and multiple-wavelength managements of surface plasmon polaritons in coupled cavities

Resonance cavity is a basic element in optics,which has wide applications in optical devices.Coupled cavities(CCs)designed in metal-insulator-metal(MIM)bus waveguide are investigated through the finite difference time domain method and coupled-mode theory.In the CCs,the resonant modes of the surface plasmon polaritons(SPPs)split with the thickness decreasing of the middle baffle.Through the coupled-mode theory analysis,it is found that the phase differences introduced in opposite and positive couplings between two cavities lead to mode splitting.The resonant wavelength of positive coupling mode can be tuned in a large range(about 644 nm)through adjusting the coupling strength,which is quite different from the classical adjustment of the optical path in a single cavity.Based on the resonances of the CCs in the MIM waveguide,more compact devices can be designed to manipulate SPPs propagation.A device is designed to realize flexible multiple-wavelength SPPs routing.The coupling in CC structures can be applied to the design of easy-integrated laser cavities,filters,multiple-wavelength management devices in SPPs circuits,nanosensors,etc.     

基于耦合开口方环共振空腔的可控法诺共振研究

基于表面等离子激元理论与金属-介质-金属波导结构提出一个由开口方环共振空腔、挡板及MIM波导组成的波导结构,并使用有限元方法系统地研究了该结构的透射特性.仿真计算结果表明:该结构可以产生法诺共振现象,其共振波长可以通过改变开口方环空腔的长度及开口大小进行调节,该结构敏感度可达1 600nm/RIU,品质因数为1.31×10~5.此外,通过调整方环共振空腔上开口的位置,在波导中产生了双重法诺共振现象,其敏感度可达1 700nm/RIU,品质因数为8.3×10~4.该结构有望在光学集成回路,尤其是纳米生物传感器方面得到比较广泛的应用.     

Loss measurement of plasmonic modes in planar metal-insulator-metal waveguides by an attenuated total reflection method

We report experimental excitation and characterization of surface plasmon modes in planar metal-insulator-metal (MIM) waveguides. Our approach is based on determining the width of the reflection angular spectrum in the attenuated total reflection (ATR) configuration. Owing to its transverse character, the ATR configuration provides a more straightforward and simpler way to determine the loss of plasmonic modes in MIM structures, compared to using tapered end couplers with multiple waveguide samples or scanning near-field optical microscopy. In this Letter, two waveguide structures with Au claddings and 50/200 nm SiO(2) cores are investigated. The propagation lengths measured at λ = 1.55 μm are 5.7 and 18 μm, respectively, in agreement with the theoretical predictions.     

Reflection of Surface Plasmon Polaritons by a Corner Reflector of Negative Index Materials

A novel type of corner reflector for the reflection of surface plasmon polariton (SPP) is proposed. The reflector consists of two layers of compensatory media whose permittivity and permeability take opposite signs to that of the corresponding layer of the SP waveguide. By rigorously solving Maxwell's equations, the reflected SPP is proved to exist. The transverse wave vector of the reflected SPP is always antiparallel to that of the incident SPP and no phase retardation is introduced.     

Systematical research on the characteristics of a vertical coupled Fabry–Perot plasmonic filter

A nanometric surface plasmon polariton (SPP) filter based on a vertical coupled metal–insulator–metal (MIM) Fabry–Perot resonator is proposed and analyzed. The transmission characteristics of the SPP filter are analyzed in detail by using the finite difference time domain method. And the resonance condition derived by the numerical method is consonant with the analytic model based on the Fabry–Perot model, which includes the metal loss and dispersion effects. And the simulation results show that multiple transmission dips can be formed and the resonance wavelengths of the transmission dips can be altered by the Fabry–Perot cavity length and width. Also the extinction ratio and the quality factor of the filter are affected by the barrier thickness of the coupling region. The proposed nanometric plasmonic filter is simple and very promising for the SPP waveguides platform.