Distributed Bragg reflector laser(1.8 μm) with 10 nm wavelength tuning range

We report a 1.8 μm two-section distributed Bragg reflector laser using butt-jointed In Ga As P bulk material as the waveguide core layer. The threshold current is 17 m A and the output power is 8 m W on average. The threshold current, output power, and emitting wavelength dependences on temperature are measured. The obtained wavelength tuning range is 10 nm. This device has potential applications in simultaneous multiple-gas detection.     

纳米二氧化钒薄膜的电学与光学相变特性

采用双离子束溅射氧化钒薄膜附加热处理的方式制备了纳米二氧化钒薄膜。在热驱动方式下,分别利用四探针测试技术和傅里叶变换红外光谱技术对纳米二氧化钒薄膜的电学与光学半导体-金属相变特性进行了测试与分析。实验结果表明,电学相变特性与光学相变特性之间存在明显的偏差,电学相变温度为63 ℃,高于光学相变温度,60 ℃;电学相变持续的温度宽度较光学相变持续温度宽度宽;在红外光波段,随着波长的增加,纳米二氧化钒薄膜的光学相变温度逐渐增大,由半导体相向金属相转变的初始温度逐渐升高,相变持续的温度宽度变窄。在红外光波段,纳米二氧化钒薄膜的光学相变特性可以通过光波波长进行调控,电学相变特性更适合表征纳米VO₂薄膜的半导体-金属相变特性。     

Effect of shape,height,and interparticle spacing of Au nanoparticles on the sensing performance of Au nanoparticle array

The effect of shape,height,and interparticle spacing of Au nanoparticles(NPs) on the sensing performance of Au NP array is systematically investigated. Lengthening the major axis of elliptical NPs with the minor axis kept constant will cause the redshift of the local surface plasmon(LSP) resonance mode,enhance the sensitivity,and widen the resonance peaks. Larger height corresponds to smaller LSP resonance wavelength and narrower resonance peak. With each NP size unchanged,larger interparticle spacing corresponds to larger resonance wavelength and smaller full-width at half-maximum(FWHM) . Moreover,duty cycle is important for sensitivity,which is largest when the duty cycle is 0.4.     

Vertical cavity surface emitting laser transverse mode and polarization control by elliptical hole photonic crystal

The polarization of traditional photonic crystal(PC) vertical cavity surface emitting laser(VCSEL) is uncontrollable,resulting in the bit error increasing easily.Elliptical hole photonic crystal can control the transverse mode and polarization of VCSEL efficiently.We analyze the far field divergence angle,and birefringence of elliptical hole PC VCSEL.When the ratio of minor axis to major axis b/a = 0.7,the PC VCSEL can obtain single mode and polarization.According to the simulation results,we fabricate the device successfully.The output power is 1.7 mW,the far field divergence angle is less than 10°,and the side mode suppression ratio is over 30 dB.The output power in the Y direction is 20 times that in the X direction.     

Light extraction of GaN LEDs with 2-D photonic crystal structure

Ultraviolet photo-lithography is employed to introduce two-dimensional （2D） photonic crystal （PC） structure on the top surface of GaN-based light emitting diode （LED）. PC patterns are transferred to 460-rimthick transparent indium tin oxide （ITO） electrode by inductively coupled plasma （ICP） etching. Light intensity of PC-LED can be enhanced by 38% comparing with the one without PC structure. Rigorous coupled wave analysis method is performed to calculate the light transmission spectrum of PC slab. Simulation results indicate that total internal reflect angle which modulated by PC structure has been increased by 7°, which means that the light extraction efficiency is enhanced outstandingly.     

Offset quantum-well method for tunable distributed Bragg reflector lasers and electro-absorption modulated distributed feedback lasers

Tunable distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) lasers are essential components for future optical fiber communi- cation systems[1]. A tunable laser can replace a large number of distributed feedback (DFB) lasers as sparing source in wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) sys- tems. Moreover they allow flexible switching and routing for distributed data in future network[2]. There are several methods for integrating gain sec- tion with DBR section, such as butt-joint method, bundle method, and …     

Vertical cavity surface emitting laser transverse mode and polarization control by elliptical holes photonic crystal

The polarization of traditional photonic crystal (PC) vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) is uncontrollable, resulting in the bit error increasing easily. Elliptical hole photonic crystal can control the transverse mode and polarization of VCSEL efficiently. We analyze the far field divergence angle, and birefringence of elliptical hole PC VCSEL. When the ratio of minor axis to major axis b/a=0.7, the PC VCSEL can obtain single mode and polarization. According to the simulation results, we fabricate the device successfully. The output power is 1.7 mW, the far field divergence angle is less than 10°, and the side mode suppression ratio is over 30 dB. The output power in the Y direction is 20 times that in the X direction.     

光子晶体垂直腔面发射850nm波长激光器研究

文章报道了国内首次研制成功的光子晶体垂直腔面发射850nm波长激光器，实现了连续电注入激射．发现器件能否激射直接依赖于光子晶体结构参数，而激光器的阈值、输出功率、输出模式等与光子晶体的晶格常数、占空比、腔的大小等因素有关．     

CL-TWE Mach–Zehnder electro-optic modulator based on InP-MQW optical waveguides

In this Letter, we reported the preliminary results of an integrating periodically capacitive-loaded traveling wave electrode(CL-TWE) Mach–Zehnder modulator(MZM) based on InP-based multiple quantum well(MQW)optical waveguides. The device configuration mainly includes an optical Mach–Zehnder interferometer, a direct current electrode, two phase electrodes, and a CL-TWE consisting of a U electrode and an I electrode. The modulator was fabricated on a 3 in. InP epitaxial wafer by standard photolithography, inductively coupled plasma dry etching, wet etching, electroplating, etc. Measurement results show that the MZM exhibits a3 dB electro-optic bandwidth of about 31 GHz, a V_π of 3 V, and an extinction ratio of about 20 dB.     

High refractive index sensitivity sensing in gold nanoslit arrays

The extraordinary optical transmission(EOT) phenomenon of nano-periodic aperture array in metallic film has been widely investigated and used in biosensors. The surface plasmon resonance and cavity mode in some periodic nanostructures, such as nanohole and nanoslit, cause EOTs at certain wavelengths. This resonance wavelength is sensitive to the refractive index on the surface of periodic nanostructures. Therefore, the metallic nanostructures are expected to be good sensing elements. The sensing performances of gold nanoslit arrays are experimentally and theoretically investigated.Three-dimensional finite difference time domain(FDTD) simulations are utilized to explore their transmission spectra and steady-state field intensity distributions. The electron beam evaporation, electron beam lithography, and ion milling are applied to the gold nanoslit arrays with different widths and periods. The sensing performances of the gold nanoslit array are characterized via transmission spectra in four kinds of refractive index samples. The highest sensitivity reaches726 nm/RIU when the width of the gold nanoslit array is 38.5 nm.