圆碟中回音壁模式的耦合条件

基于波导的几何光学理论,并考虑谐振腔的品质因素或光子寿命,给出了毫米级圆碟回音壁模式谐振时的条件,应用光子隧道效应,分析了输入输出波导与圆碟的耦合特性,详细分析并给出了品质因素为5×105环形电极铌酸锂圆碟调制器中回音壁模式与波导的耦合与限制条件.提出一种利用铌酸锂Mach-Zehnder波导与同质材料圆碟构成的微波接收转换装置,该装置能够实现推挽操作,在具有较高频率分辨特性的基础上能进一步降低驱动电压,而且器件尺寸进一步减小.     

基于嵌入填充层的薄膜铌酸锂-氮化硅电光调制器

提出一种异质集成型薄膜铌酸锂电光调制器,由底部氮化硅波导、中间BCB黏合层、顶部铌酸锂薄膜构成调制区波导结构,调制电极位于铌酸锂薄膜的上部且二者之间填充了低折射率的SiO₂,以利于实现折射率匹配并降低光损耗、微波损耗。进一步利用马赫-曾德尔干涉仪结构,设计了相应的电光调制器,并提出一种倒台阶型薄膜结构,该结构可实现输入、输出波导与调制区波导的高效耦合。对该电光调制器进行行波高速匹配设计,所得器件的半波电压长度积为1.77 V·cm,3 dB调制带宽为140 GHz,且调制区长度仅为5 mm。所提器件结构有望在大带宽薄膜铌酸锂电光调制器设计中发挥优势,助力薄膜铌酸锂光子集成器件的快速发展。     

铌酸锂薄膜调制器的研究进展

铌酸锂薄膜调制器具有体积小、带宽高、半波电压低的优点,在光纤通讯和光纤传感领域具有重要应用价值,是近年来的研究热点。本文梳理了铌酸锂薄膜调制器的波导结构、耦合结构、电极结构的研究进展,总结了LN薄膜波导的制备工艺,并深入分析了不同结构调制器的性能。基于SOI和LNOI结构,薄膜调制器实现了V_πL<2 V·cm,双锥形耦合方案实现了耦合损耗<0.5 dB/facet,行波电极结构实现了调制带宽>100 GHz。铌酸锂薄膜调制器的性能在大多数方面优于目前商用铌酸锂调制器,随着波导工艺进一步提升,将成为铌酸锂调制器的热门方案。最后对铌酸锂薄膜调制器的发展趋势和应用前景进行了展望。     

周期性极化铌酸锂波导全光开关特性分析

从理论方面研究了基于和频与差频级联二阶非线性效应的周期性极化铌酸锂波导全光开关的特性,给出了耦合模方程在满足相位匹配条件下小信号近似的解析表达式.用数值方法求解耦合模方程,讨论了相位失配情况下输出的信号光功率与控制光功率的关系.分析了全光开关器件的极化反转光栅周期、晶体温度、控制光波长等参量的容差特性与相互作用长度和晶体温度的关系 关键词： 级联二阶非线性 光开关 准相位匹配 周期性极化铌酸锂     

准位相匹配铌酸锂波导倍频特性分析与优化设计

用标量有限元方法计算了周期性极化的铌酸锂光波导中模折射率和模场分布,并在计算中引入铌酸锂晶体折射率与温度变化的关系,分析了准位相匹配铌酸锂波导倍频效率与极化反转光栅周期、基频光波长、波导器件温度等关系.理论分析与实验结果符合得很好.在此基础上,分析了波导制作参数与倍频效率、光栅周期与晶体温度,以及温度带宽与光栅通光方向长度等关系,进而对铌酸锂波导倍频器件进行优化设计. 关键词： 铌酸锂 光波导 准位相匹配 有限元     

基于和频与差频级联的全光单光子波长变换

基于周期极化铌酸锂波导,提出了一种采用和频产生与差频产生级联的全光单光子波长变换方案.在海森堡绘景下,通过非线性变换过程的哈密顿量求解了目标单光子信号的湮灭算子,进而根据变换前后的光子数算符之比得到了单光子波长变换的效率.分析了和频产生过程以及差频产生过程中单光子的转换效率与泵浦功率之间的关系,证明了存在最佳泵浦功率使得量子态能够完全转移.数值分析结果表明,当上变换(和频产生)泵浦光功率为65 mW、下变换(差频产生)泵浦光功率为150 mW时,由1550 nm到1530 nm的单光子波长变换可达到61％的转换效率.给出了级联单光子波长变换的实验装置,包括周期极化铌酸锂波导、泵浦激光、准单光子信号源、滤波等光学元器件、单光子探测器和同步线路.     

一种电光可调的铌酸锂/钠基表面等离子体定向耦合器

为了满足日益增加的集成光子器件设计的需求,本文研究了一种铌酸锂/钠表面等离子体波导(Li Nb O3/Na surface plasmonic waveguide, LNSPW),并利用LNSPW构成电光可调的定向耦合器(directional coupling,DC).利用有限元方法 (finite element method, FEM)对波导的模式特性和耦合器的耦合特性进行了分析.结果表明,随着波导尺寸的增大,传播长度可达约200μm,归一化有效模场面积小于0.4.通过调节耦合间距(W_gap)、耦合长度(L_C)和工作波长(λ)等参数,铌酸锂钠表面等离子体波导构建的定向耦合结构可实现3 d B耦合.当W_gap=100 nm和L_C=17μm时, DC在V₀=53 V时可实现3 d B耦合,且具有较好的方向性和隔离度.LNSPW的研究为实现可调的DC提供了一种可行的方案,在集成电光可调器件研究领域有潜在的应用前景.除此之外, LNSPW还可广泛应用于非线性光学、光信号处理及光全...     

基于质子交换和刻蚀工艺的体铌酸锂阵列波导光栅

提出一种将质子交换技术和刻蚀技术结合的体铌酸锂波导和器件加工方案,基于质子交换的铌酸锂晶体相变特性改变,降低了质子交换区直接刻蚀难度,结合质子交换的纵向折射率改变和刻蚀波导的横向结构改变,波导尺寸显著降低,采用粒子群算法优化波导尺寸,最小可达2.5μm。基于该工艺方案设计了中心波长为1550 nm、四通道且通道间隔为400 GHz的阵列波导光栅,该阵列波导光栅的传输损耗约为6 dB,相邻通道间串扰均低于22 dB,整体尺寸仅为850μm×620μm,在高密度铌酸锂光子集成互连等场景具有较大的应用潜力。     

集成光学 光波导材料与制备

TN252 2006032263质子交换铌酸锂波导的退火工艺=Annealed technology ofproton exchange Li NbO3waveguide[刊,中]/罗辉(电子科技大学光电信息学院.四川,成都(610054)) ,戴基智…∥光电子技术与信息.—2006 ,19(2) .—17-214介绍了质子交换铌酸锂波导的制作工艺,比较分析了不同切向、不同退火温度、不同退火时间下铌酸锂波导的特性。图5参14(严寒)集成光学 光波导材料与制备     

1.5μm波段基于级联二阶非线性的铌酸锂光波导全光波长变换的理论分析

研究了基于级联二阶非线性的铌酸锂波导全光波长变换器的特性.首先从耦合模方程出发,比较了数值分析结果与小信号近似分析的结果.其次在数值分析基础上,分析了铌酸锂晶体的温度变化导致相应基频光波波长与极化反转光栅周期的变化关系.最后分析了在不同相互作用长度下,转换的光波功率与有效基频光波波长带宽、温度调谐带宽、极化反转光栅周期带宽等关系,以对全光波长变换器件进行优化设计 关键词： 级联二阶非线性 波长变换 准位相匹配 铌酸锂光波导     

Optical modulator based on negative refractive material

Using negative refractive material slow-wave waveguide, a compact and integrated optical modulator is proposed for the first time to our knowledge. The slow group velocities of light, which are readily achievable in negative refractive material waveguide, can dramatically increase the induced phase shifts caused by small changes in the refractive index. Modulation operation with a 40 μm long negative refractive material slow-wave waveguide of a Mach–Zehnder interferometer (MZI) structure was demonstrated by using finite-element method. The size of the novel optical modulator is 100 times shorter than that of the conventional lithium niobate MZI optical modulator.     

退火质子交换平面波导型电光调制器的研究

基于双棱镜耦合m线技术提出了一种新型的平面波导强度调制器。由于质子交换平面波导的导波层在加上电场后折射率发生变化，从而引起棱镜耦合输出的m线强度的变化，实现电光调制。讨论了电极间隙宽度和导波层吸收对器件性能的影响。与其他类型强度调制器相比，这种调制器具有简单的电极结构，而且调制带宽可达40GHz以上。     

Highly efficient single-pass frequency doubling of a continuous-wave distributed feedback laser diode using a PPLN waveguide crystal at 488 nm

A continuous-wave distributed feedback diode laser emitting at 976 nm was frequency doubled by the use of a periodically poled lithium niobate waveguide crystal with a channel size of 3 microm x 5 microm and an interaction length of 10 mm. A laser to waveguide coupling efficiency of 75% could be achieved resulting in 304 mW of incident infrared light inside the waveguide. Blue laser light emission of 159 mW at 488 nm has been generated, which equals to a conversion efficiency of 52%. The resulting wall plug efficiency was 7.4%.     

Mode-selective coupler for wavelength multiplexing using LiNbO<Subscript>3</Subscript>:Ti optical waveguides

A mode-selective directional coupler based on titanium in-diffused channel waveguides in lithium niobate is investigated. This coupler may be utilized as a key part of an add-drop multiplexer for dense wavelength division multiplexing in optical network nodes. The proposed coupler is based on evanescent coupling of the fundamental mode of a single-mode channel to the first higher mode of a parallel bi-modal waveguide. Our experimental results show that a compact directional coupler with coupling efficiencies larger than 90%, large bandwidth around 1550 nm, and with negligible polarization dependence can be realized using electro-optic lithium niobate substrates. Presented at 9-th International Workshop on Nonlinear Optics Applications, NOA 2007, May 17–20, 2007, Świnoujście, Poland     

The ridge waveguide fabrication with periodically poled MgO-doped lithium niobate for green laser

Ridge waveguides were fabricated using an external field, a precision lapping machine and neutron loop discharge (NLD) in magnesium-oxide-doped lithium niobate. The measured quasi-phase-matching (QPM) wavelength of the second-harmonic generation (SHG) in a 30 mm long periodically poled magnesium-doped lithium niobate (PPMgLN) ridge waveguide which has a domain period of 6.8 μm is about 532 nm. A fabricated periodically poled magnesium-doped lithium niobate ridge waveguide was duty cycle of 51.9 ± 2.83% and demonstrated second-harmonic generation. By using this periodically poled magnesium-doped lithium niobate ridge waveguide, highly effective, low-cost optical devices with high power or short wavelength can be achieved.     

Laser-assisted fabrication of new slab-coupled lithium niobate optical waveguide

Recently a new type of lithium niobate waveguide was suggested for potential nonlinear optic applications. The waveguide consists of a uniform large core and a leaky coupled slab for realizing a lateral optical confinement to support the fundamental spatial mode propagation. Inside the waveguide, the slab layer is required to have a refractive index slightly lower than that of the core, but higher than that of the substrate. Lithium niobate doped with magnesium oxides shows an increased refractive index that is dependent on the dopant's concentration. Therefore, in order to fabricate such waveguides, the pulsed laser deposition approach was used to study the growth of such composition-modified lithium niobate as the slab layer. The as-grown films were characterized on its expitaxy, structure, and optical performance, via X-ray diffraction analysis, optical guiding experiment, etc.     

Multichannel polarization-entangled photonpair source for entanglement distribution

A multichannel polarization-entangled photon-pair source in an Mg O-doped periodically poled lithium niobate(Mg O:PPLN) waveguide is proposed. Based on type I quasi-phase-matched spontaneous parametric down conversion in a single Mg O: PPLN waveguide placed inside a Sagnac interferometer and pumped by monochromatic light, a source capable of supporting tens to hundreds of channels of polarization-entangled photon pairs in fiber communication bands simultaneously can be achieved. An inherent channel switch of this source is investigated,which will be significant for future entanglement distribution networks.     

Generation of pulsed polarization-entangled photon pairs in a 1.55-microm band with a periodically poled lithium niobate waveguide and an orthogonal polarization delay circuit

We report a scheme for generating pulsed polarization-entangled photon pairs based on conversion from time-bin entanglement to polarization entanglement by use of an orthogonal polarization delay circuit and post-selection. We have experimentally demonstrated the scheme, using a periodically poled lithium niobate waveguide, and successfully obtained polarization entanglement in the 1.55-microm telecom wavelength band.     

Polarization-dependent coupling in a 1x4 waveguide array in lithium niobate fabricated by femtosecond pulses

We demonstrate a 1×4 waveguide array produced by an IR femtosecond laser in z-cut lithium niobate (LiNbO₃). The polarization dependence of light coupling in this waveguide structure is experimentally investigated. The coupling constants of the waveguide array are obtained by measuring the ratio of output power of each waveguide for extraordinary rays and ordinary rays, and the variation of coupled power in each waveguide as a function of the waveguide length are demonstrated. PACS 42.65.Re; 77.84.Dy; 42.82.Et     

Highly efficient polarization-entangled photon source using periodically poled lithium niobate waveguides

In our experiment, two channels of a 3 cm long periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) waveguide are used to generate the nondegenerate spontaneous parametric down conversion (NSPDC) photon pairs. We experimentally obtained the highly efficient polarization-entangled photon pairs by coherently combining two NSPDC processes, and keeping the phase stable over 30 min. We can also prepare two entangled photon pairs with different central wavelengths with the help of wavelength division multiplex.