对全入射角负折射二维光子晶体结构和电磁参量的研究

利用二维光子晶体的等频线分析原理和平面波展开方法,得到了使二维光子晶体产生全入射角负折射(All-Angle Negative Refraction,AANR)现象时,入射电磁波的频率取值范围.同时,分析了AANR频率范围随着结构参量(晶格类型、介质棒半径与晶格周期的比值)和电磁参量(介质柱介电常量、本底介电常量、入射电磁波偏振方向)变化的行为.结果表明:固定组成光子晶体的一种介质的介电常量,另一介质的介电常量只有达到一定阈值,才有可能使光子晶体出现AANR现象.在给定两种介质介电常量的条件下,存在使AANR频率范围最大化的结构参量和电磁参量.     

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.     

二维光子晶体负折射现象条件及特性研究

结合光子晶体带隙图和等频率线图分析了二维光子晶体中出现负折射现象的条件,得出了负折射现象出现的频率范围.采用有限时域差分法模拟了光在光子晶体界面和内部的传输行为,验证了以上理论所给出的负折射出现的频段,观察到了明显的负折射现象.比较了不同介质、不同晶格结构光子晶体中不同频率的负折射行为.提出一种新结构的六角型二维三角晶格光子晶体分光镜的模型.     

二维正方晶格光子晶体平板的近场成像特性

光子晶体是由两种或两种以卜不同介电函数的材料周期性排列组成的一种人工晶体.由于介电甬数的周期性分布对入射光的调制作用,使得特定频率区域的人射光在光子晶体中传播时的群速度方向和相速度方向相反,因而使得光子晶体平板表现出负折射特性.系统研究了介质柱的形状对二维正方品格光子品体近场成像特性的影响.通过对分别由正方形、三角形、椭网形、长方形等形状介质柱组成的二维正方品格光子晶体平板近场成像特性的理论分析,发现当介质柱形状的对称性降低到一定程度后可以实现光子晶体近场成像的纵向平移.进一步通过对相应等频率曲线形状的分析,明确了光子晶体近场成像是由于自准直效应和负折射效应的共同作用形成的.     

高斯波束在光子晶体中的负折射特性分析

为了研究光子晶体中的负折射行为,我们应用2维TM模时域有限差分方法,数值模拟了高斯波束从自由空间垂直入射和斜入射到二维三角晶格光子晶体平板后的折射现象,并给出了平板内外的电场强度分布.模拟结果显示:垂直入射时,光子晶体平板对高斯波束具有汇聚作用,汇聚特性随着波源到晶体的距离的改变而发生显著的变化;斜入射时,折射波束与入射波束也均在法线的同一侧.结果证明了高斯波束在光子晶体和空气的交界面发生了负折射.模拟结果有望在制作聚焦透镜、带通滤波器、耦合器等光子晶体器件方面得到重要应用.     

旋转对二维正方晶格介质柱内空结构光子晶体禁带的影响

采用平面波展开的方法计算了三种旋转操作下二维正方晶格各向异性材料(Te)介质柱内空结构光子晶体TE,TM模式能带.讨论了三种旋转操作对TE,TM模式带隙及完全光子禁带的影响.发现TM模式高频带隙与结构的旋转对称性有着密切的关系.而TE模式的带隙不仅受到晶体旋转对称性的影响同时也受到介质在x-y平面分布情况的影响. 关键词： 二维光子晶体 内空结构 旋转操作 光子带隙     

旋转对二维正方晶格介质柱内空结构光子晶体禁带的影响

采用平面波展开的方法计算了三种旋转操作下二维正方晶格各向异性材料(Te)介质柱内空结构光子晶体TE,TM模式能带.讨论了三种旋转操作对TE,TM模式带隙及完全光子禁带的影响.发现TM模式高频带隙与结构的旋转对称性有着密切的关系.而TE模式的带隙不仅受到晶体旋转对称性的影响同时也受到介质在x-y平面分布情况的影响.     

基于平面波展开法的二维光子晶体表面模式研究

采用平面波展开法研究了四种二维光子晶体结构(圆柱介质柱四方晶格、圆柱介质柱三角晶格、正方介质柱四方晶格、正方介质柱三角晶格)的带隙宽度随介质柱尺寸变化的关系.使用平面波展开法计算常规晶格和表面缺陷晶格的模式并进行结果叠加,研究了各结构的二维光子晶体在带隙宽度最大时的表面模式.结果表明,同种晶格的光子晶体带隙宽度随着介质柱的尺寸增大呈先增后减趋势,存在最大值.随着表面介质柱尺寸的增加,四种晶格表面模式曲线均呈下降趋势.四方晶格光子晶体与三角晶格相比,表面介质柱尺寸的变化范围更大,但能获取表面模式频率范围较小.     

基于平面波展开法的二维光子晶体表面模式研究

采用平面波展开法研究了四种二维光子晶体结构(圆柱介质柱四方晶格、圆柱介质柱三角晶格、正方介质柱四方晶格、正方介质柱三角晶格)的带隙宽度随介质柱尺寸变化的关系.使用平面波展开法计算常规晶格和表面缺陷晶格的模式并进行结果叠加,研究了各结构的二维光子晶体在带隙宽度最大时的表面模式.结果表明,同种晶格的光子晶体带隙宽度随着介质柱的尺寸增大呈先增后减趋势,存在最大值.随着表面介质柱尺寸的增加,四种晶格表面模式曲线均呈下降趋势.四方晶格光子晶体与三角晶格相比,表面介质柱尺寸的变化范围更大,但能获取表面模式频率范围较小.     

二维光子晶体功率分配与合成的仿真

利用平面波展开法,绘出了光子晶体的能带结构图,揭示了光子晶体能带结构的特点.在带隙结构中引入线缺陷,实现了对电磁波传播方向的控制.通过设计不同的线缺陷分布,实现了对电磁波传输能量的分配与合成.最终完成了对电磁波传播方向的控制和功率分配及合成的引导.采用Comsol Multiphysics软件对空气背景不同形状的介质光子晶体进行功率分配与合成的仿真,结果表明,在光子晶体中通过对线缺陷的设计,可实现功率的分配与合成.     

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     

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.     

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.     

Band gap studies of 2D photonic crystals with hybrid scatterers

Two-dimensional (2D) photonic crystals (PCs) of a square lattice with dielectric hybrid rods in air are proposed; these PCs consist of a square rod at the center of the unit cell and additional circular rods with their outermost edges against the middle of each side of the lattice unit cell. The band gap structures of PCs can be tailored and optimized by rotating the square rods and adding circular rods to the lattice unit cell. The variation of bands near the complete photonic band gap boundaries, due to some specific modes, is sensitive to certain structural parameters of the system. The results can be understood by analyzing the spatial energy distribution of the electromagnetic fields. Based on such a field analysis, a novel interpretative model is proposed. The PC can be fabricated easily and operated in the microwave region and, hence, should be suitable for applications in new microwave devices.     

Efficient omnidirectional couplers achieved by anisotropic photonic crystal waveguides

Photonic crystals (PCs) have many potential applications because of their ability to control light-wave propagation. We have investigated omnidirectional couplers in two-dimensional anisotropic PC structures. The anisotropic PC coupler composed of an anisotropic-dielectric cylinder in air is studied by solving Maxwell's equations using the plane wave expansion method and finite-difference time-domain method. The photonic band structures are found to exhibit absolute bandgaps for the square lattices. Numerical simulations show that the incident light-waves at both transverse electric and transverse magnetic modes have efficient coupling in anisotropic PC coupler with square lattices. The guided modes and coupling length are analyzed by considering various line defect anisotropic PC waveguides and interaction regions of couplers. Such a mechanism of omnidirectional coupling should open up a new application for designing components in photonic integrated circuits.     

Performance testing of log pile photonic crystal fast-fabricated by direct femtosecond laser writing

Great efforts has been made on fabricating photonic crystals （PCs） with photonic band gaps （PBGs） during the past decade. Three-dimensional （3D） log pile PC was fabricated fast by direct femtosecond laser writing in ORMOCER. Qualitative analysis of the errors of PC was investigated using the Image Pro Plus. Surface qualities such as bending, distortion, and surface roughness were shown, and the band gap in the infrared wavelength region was observed. Meanwhile, the theory was experimentally verified that the center of PBG diminishes as the crystal lattice period reduces. Therefore, it is possible to fabricate PCs whose band gap range is from the near-infrared to visible wave band.     

Study on the anisotropic photonic band gaps in three-dimensional tunable photonic crystals containing the epsilon-negative materials and uniaxial materials

In this paper, the properties of anisotropic photonic band gaps (PBGs) for three-dimensional (3D) photonic crystals (PCs) composed of the anisotropic positive-index materials (the uniaxial materials) and the epsilon-negative (ENG) materials with body-centered-cubic (bcc) lattices are theoretically studied by a modified plane wave expansion (PWE) method, which are the uniaxial materials spheres inserted in the epsilon-negative materials background. The anisotropic photonic band gaps (PBGs) and one flatbands region can be achieved in first irreducible Brillouin zone. The influences of the ordinary-refractive index, extraordinary-refractive index, filling factor, the electronic plasma frequency, the dielectric constant of ENG materials and the damping factor on the properties of anisotropic PBGs for such 3D PCs are studied in detail, respectively, and some corresponding physical explanations are also given. The numerical results show that the anisotropy can open partial band gaps in such 3D PCs with bcc lattices composed of the ENG materials and uniaxial materials, and the complete PBGs can be obtained compared to the conventional 3D PCs containing the isotropic materials. The calculated results also show that the anisotropic PBGs can be manipulated by the parameters as mentioned above except for the damping factor. Introducing the uniaxial materials into 3D PCs containing the ENG materials can obtain the larger complete PBGs as such 3D PCs with high symmetry, and also provides a way to design the tunable devices.     

不同结构光子晶体的带隙特性

基于平面波展开法研究光子晶体的带隙特性,数值模拟了横磁波和横电波在三角晶格和正方晶格构成的二维光子晶体中的带隙特性,得到了三角晶格较正方晶格更容易出现带隙,且三角晶格的横电波光子带隙较大.实验结果为光子晶体器件的设计提供理论依据.     

类石墨烯复杂晶胞光子晶体中的确定性界面态

拓扑绝缘体是当前凝聚态物理领域研究的热点问题.利用石墨烯材料的特殊能带特性来实现拓扑输运特性在设计下一代电子和能谷电子器件方面具有较广泛的应用前景.基于光子与电子的类比,利用光子拓扑材料实现了确定性界面态;构建了具有C_(6v)。对称性的类似石墨烯结构的的光子晶体复杂晶格;通过多种方式降低晶格对称性来获得具有C_(3v),C_3,C_(2v)和C_2对称的晶体,从而打破能谷简并实现全光子带隙结构;将体拓扑性质不同的两种光子晶体摆放在一起,在此具有反转体能带性质的界面上,实现了具有单向传输特性的拓扑确定性界面态的传输.利用光子晶体结构的容易加工性,可以简便地调控拓扑界面态控制光的传播,可为未来光拓扑绝缘体的研究提供良好的平台.     

THz波段光子晶体带隙影响因素研究

应用平面波展开法和时域有限差分法分析计算了二维方形光子晶体在太赫兹波段的带隙特征,并着重研究了影响太赫兹波段二维方形光子晶体带隙的因素。通过改变光子晶体的介电常数和截面半径得出了光子晶体带隙随这两种因素的变化规律,进而研究了太赫兹波段损耗较小的塑料和高阻硅两种材料构成的光子晶体带隙及光子晶体波导的传输特性。