基于金属-电介质-金属波导结构的等离子体滤波器的数值研究

基于金属-电介质-金属波导结构, 提出了一种含双侧多支节型等离子波导滤波器, 采用有限元法研究了其透射特性. 在该结构的透射谱中观察到了基于电磁诱导透明效应的四个窄带透射峰, 并通过模场分布有效阐释了透射谱线中峰值、谷值的产生的物理机理. 数值研究同时表明当每个支节长度线性增加时, 透射峰中心波长也将线性增加. 这一结果可用于指导可调谐、多通道窄带滤波器的设计.     

基于一种易于制作的混合型表面等离激元波导结构的超紧凑截线滤波器

提出并分析了一种结构紧凑的截线型滤波器。该滤波器建立在一种硅基混合型表面等离激元波导结构上。与通常的混合等离激元结构相比,该波导结构在制作时只需对顶部的一层硅材料进行刻蚀,不需在光刻步骤进行对准和套刻,工艺简单易行。该截线滤波器由一截突柱波导与直波导耦合组成,并采用三维时域有限差分方法对其频谱响应进行模拟计算。计算结果表明该滤波器与现有文献中的二维金属-绝缘体-金属波导截线滤波器具有类似的频谱特性。另外,还进一步分析了截线部分及波导自身尺寸对器件输出频谱的影响。     

Compact waveguide bandpass f ilter employing two-dimensional metallic photonic crystals for millimeter to terahertz frequencies

Two-dimensional metallic photonic crystal slabs with square lattice are proposed to be used for the design of waveguide bandpass filters operating in millimeter to terahertz region. Filter characteristics are studied when rod radii and lattice constants are changed. Based on the frequency scaling technique, a series of higher frequency filters has been designed. By using laser drilling and welding processing techniques, a compact waveguide filter embedded in an EIA-WR10 waveguide with central frequency 145.5 GHz and 3-dB bandwidth of 5.26 GHz is fabricated and measured. The measurement data agree well with the simulation prediction.     

Ultra-compact graphene plasmonic filter integrated in a waveguide

Graphene plasmons have become promising candidates for deep-subwavelength nanoscale optical devices due to their strong field confinement and low damping. Among these nanoscale optical devices, band-pass filter for wavelength selection and noise filtering are key devices in an integrated optical circuit. However, plasmonic filters are still oversized because large resonant cavities are needed to perform frequency selection. Here, an ultra-compact filter integrated in a graphene plasmonic waveguide was designed, where a rectangular resonant cavity is inside a graphene nanoribbon waveguide. The properties of the filter were studied using the finite-difference time-domain method and demonstrated using the analytical model. The results demonstrate the band-pass filter has a high quality factor(20.36) and electrically tunable frequency response. The working frequency of the filter could also be tuned by modifying the cavity size. Our work provides a feasible structure for a graphene plasmonic nano-filter for future use in integrated optical circuits.     

微波频段表面等离子激元波导滤波器的实验研究

基于理论分析, 实验研究了二维磁单负材料/双正材料/磁单负材料表面等离子波导的滤波效应. 研究表明, 该波导结构具有低通滤波性质, 引入分支缺陷之后, 由于谐振效应该波导具有带阻滤波效应. 分支缺陷相当于亚波长谐振腔, 谐振腔的长度决定带阻滤波器的中心频率, 而中心频率几乎不受缺陷位置的影响; 滤波器透射率下降的幅度由耦合距离决定. 通过引入谐振腔及改变谐振腔的长度、数量以及耦合间距等参数, 可以实现可调节的表面等离子波导滤波器. 实验结果与理论分析符合得很好, 该性质将在可调的单通道或多通道带阻滤波器件中具有潜在的应用价值. 关键词： 表面等离子激元 特异材料波导 谐振腔 滤波器     

Analysis of an ultra-compact wavelength filter based on hybrid plasmonic waveguide structure

In this letter, we propose and analyze an ultra-compact wavelength filter on silicon-based hybrid plasmonic waveguides, which confines light in a nanometeric silica dioxide layer between the silicon substrate and metal cap. The filter consists of a stub structure coupled to a straight waveguide. The three-dimensional finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method is applied to calculate the spectral responses of such devices. Similar resonant behaviors are obtained since those devices are based on two-dimensional Metal-Insulator-Metal waveguide structure. Results also show that by adding stubs and tuning the distance between stubs can further improve the device's performance and shape the spectral response to some extent.     

Optical properties of the direct-coupled Y-branch filtersby using photonic crystal slabs

We fabricated a new type of two-dimensional photonic crystal slab filter. The resonant cavities were directly put into the waveguide arms. The optical transmissions of the filters were measured and the results show that the optimized two-channel filters give good intensity distribution at the output ports of the waveguide. A minimum wavelength spacing of 5~nm of the filter outputs isrealized by accurately controlling the size of the resonant cavities.     

Composite right/left-handed coplanar waveguide band-pass filter using capacitively-coupled zeroth-order resonators

Design and performance of a coplanar waveguide (CPW) bandpass filter (BPF) using composite right/left-handed (CRLH) zeroth-order resonators have been studied. The unit cell of the CRLH CPW consists of a series interdigital capacitor and two shunt stub inductors embedded between two sections of CPWs. The Bloch analysis is applied based on the S parameters to derive the characteristics of the eigen modes (Bloch modes), from which the right/left-handed frequency band and the zeroth-order resonant frequency are clearly determined. Then, the susceptance slope parameter of the resonator is extracted and the admittance (J-) inverters are introduced to synthesize a capacitively coupled CPW BPF. The measured performance agrees with the simulated one. They show that the size of the filter is greatly reduced (more than 60%) when compared to a conventional structure. PACS 41.20.Jb; 84.40.Dc; 42.70.Qs; 77.84.Lf     

Optical switch effect of metal–dielectric–metal plasmonic waveguide coupled with stub structure

The transmission line theory (TLT) and the finite difference time domain (FDTD) method are applied to investigate the optical transmission characteristics of the metal–dielectric–metal (MDM) plasmonic waveguide coupled with a stub structure. The transmission rate of the FDTD simulation results demonstrates periodically variation from less than 1% to more than 92% as a function of the length of the stub, which fits well with the results of TLT. Furthermore, the transmission also performs a periodically switch distribution with the change of the refractive index of the stub from 1.0 to 2.0 gradually. Both methods are adopted for modulating the superposition phase of the interference between the reflected surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) wave from the end of the stub and the passing SPPs wave in the waveguide, which can be interpreted as the principle mechanism for the optical switch effect of the MDM waveguide with a stub structure.     

电调谐液晶波导型光滤波器的理论分析

近年来,液晶光滤波器已成为频分复用和高密度波分复用光纤通信系统中的一种重要选频器件。传统液晶光滤波器的谐振腔一般由向列相液晶和镀有高反膜的两块中行介质镜形成,单模光纤与谐振腔之间由自聚焦透镜进行耦合,基模间耦合效率低。并且谐振腔内的大量高阶横模的存在严重影响了腔的选频特性。本文提出了一种液晶波导型谐振腔结构的滤渡器,谐振腔由两个自聚焦透镜的端面和液晶波导形成,这种谐振腔结构简单紧凑,在满足模式匹配条件时,可以大大减小谐振腔与自聚焦透镜间的模式转换损耗,并能有效地抑制腔内的高阶横模。本文着重分析了液晶光滤波器的调谐、滤波原理,推导出了液晶波导谐振腔与自聚焦透镜之间的模式耦合系数和模式最佳匹配条件。     

Conductance of Rashba electron in a quantum waveguide with smooth boundary

By using the transfer matrix method, we theoretically investigated Rashba electron's spin transport in a straight waveguide with a stub which has a smooth boundary. It is proved that the two spin states propagate independently. The conductance of the waveguide has been calculated. Conductance quantization is common in this structure when we change the Fermi energy and the width of the stub. If the shape of the stub converges toward the limit–a quadrate stub, the conductance will reduce distinctly due to reflection.     

Spatiotemporal shaping of terahertz pulses

We report temporal shaping of few-cycle terahertz pulses, using a slit in a conductive screen as a high-pass filter. The filter's cutoff frequency was tuned by changing the width of the slit; the slope of the cutoff transition was altered by changing the thickness of the screen. We measured the transmission function of the filters, using large-aperture photoconducting antennas to create and detect the incident and transmitted electric field. Our experimental results were in excellent agreement with the performed finite-difference time-domain simulations of the propagation of the pulse through the slit. When the screen thickness was greater than the slit width, the filter was well modeled by a short, planar waveguide. Using a simple transfer function, we accurately describe the sharp cutoff and dispersion of such a filter.     

基于三角形插片结构的紧凑型波导双工器

为满足高功率微波系统功率容量和紧凑化需求,提出了一种新型波导双工器。选用过模波导进行设计以提高功率容量,引入三角形金属插片结构谐振腔设计滤波器并在其间引入波导弯头以实现紧凑化。采用微波网络方法对滤波器进行理论分析并设计了两个工作在X波段的滤波器,选择终端短路法确定T型结尺寸并组成双工器。利用电磁仿真软件建模优化和仿真模拟,并对实物进行测试。仿真与测试结果表明,该波导双工器单通道工作时的功率容量分别大于0.11 GW和0.12 GW,两个通道的传输效率分别大于83.9%和82.4%,通道间隔离度大于20 dB。此外还可以根据需求增加滤波器阶数和引入更多的波导弯头以提高空间利用率。     

Lamb wave band gaps in locally resonant phononic crystal strip waveguides

Using finite element method, we have made a theoretically study of the band structure of Lamb wave in a locally resonant phononic crystal strip waveguide with periodic soft rubber attached on the two sides of epoxy main plate. The numerical results show that the Lamb wave band gap based on local resonant mechanism can be opened up in the stub strip waveguides, and the width of the local resonant band gap is narrower than that based on the Bragg scattering mechanism. The results also show that the stub shape and width have influence on the frequency and width of the Lamb wave band gap.     

Microcavity filters based on hexagonal lattice 2-D photonic crystal structures embedded in ridge waveguides

Two-dimensionally periodic photonic crystal microcavity filters in a ridge waveguide format have been designed and fabricated. Transition mode-matching features were added to increase the optical throughput by more than a factor of two. An increase of Q-factor (more than 100%) was achieved by the addition of two further rows of photonic crystal holes to the microcavity filters. Attempts have also been made to tailor the filter response by applying design concepts used in other Bragg-grating optical filter technologies.     

0.38 THz混频器关键器件设计和仿真优化北大核心CSCD

太赫兹混频器是太赫兹波收发系统中的关键器件,是将信号频率从一个量值变换为另一个量值的电路器件,其中肖特基二极管是太赫兹混频器中的核心器件,除了肖特基二极管以外,低频滤波器、本振端口等也属于太赫兹混频器中的关键器件。对0.38THz混频器中的关键组件包括波导管、肖特基二极管、滤波器等在HFSS中进行了建模、仿真,最后通过对仿真结果的分析,实现了可以满足0.38THz太赫兹混频器的各个关键模块的模型,通过这些模型实现了混频器整体的优化。     

Rigorous analysis of novel dielectric resonator filters with printed tuning septum

This paper describes the analysis of dielectric resonator filters with printed tuning septum in waveguide sections operating below cutoff. In this design approach a thick dielectric slab of high permittivity is placed longitudinally in the waveguide. A bilateral ladder-shaped metallization determines the resonator and coupling sections (modified finline filter). In contrast to conventional dielectric resonator filters, this approach provides better passband separation and increased stopband attenuation. Furthermore, due to the bilateral tuning septum, the resonator and coupling sections can be manufactured accurately with photolithographic techniques rather than by expensive machining.     

Grating-based transmission bandpass filters using dispersion-matched mode conversion

A narrow-bandpass filter with a 15-dB signal-to-noise level is demonstrated using Bragg-grating assisted mode conversion within a tapered waveguide. The potential effects of such filters in wavelength-division multiplexing systems are discussed.     

Electrodynamic Analysis and Synthesis of an Elliptic Filter Based on Complex Resonant Irises in a Rectangular Waveguide

Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics - We have synthesized elliptic bandpass waveguide filters. The resonators of the filter are thin plane-transverse resonant irises with an aperture in the form...     

Photonic crystal based cross connect filters

We propose optical cross connect filters using photonic crystal ring resonators coupled waveguide crossings. We investigate the properties of this component numerically by using the finite-difference time-domain method. Our simulations reveal that the photonic crystal based cross connect filter has more than 92% normalized transmission. Extending our concept for cross connection applications, we demonstrate a 1 × 2 PC-based cross connect filter which utilizes a heterostructure. In this filter, at the resonance of each ring resonator, the normalized power transferred to the related waveguide of the two drop waveguides is found to be more than 91%.