Polarized Emission of an Eu^3＋ Doped Azo-Polymer Waveguide

We investigate the polarized emission behaviour of an Eu^3 doped azo-polymer waveguide. Affected by the azobenzene groups in the photoinduced orientation process by the 532nm linearly polarized laser, the ligands were realigned orderly perpendicular to the direction of the orientation direction. This leads to the polarized absorption and emission of the waveguide in the orientation direction. By an m-line apparatus based on the prism coupling technique, two guided propagation modes were observed in the waveguide, and the refractive index at 650hm in TE polarizations is 1. 7505.     

Modal Characterization of a Planar Waveguide in Bismuth Borate Crystal

We report on the fabrication and modal property studies of planar waveguide structure in x-cut bismuth borate biaxial crystal formed by He ion implantation with triple energies. The prism coupling method is used to measure the effective refractive indices of this waveguide. We reconstruct the refractive index distribution of this waveguide by the reflectivity calculation method. Our results indicate that a broadened optical barrier is produced by the multiple He ion implantations. The so-called tunneling effect of the non-stationary mode in this type of barrier waveguide is presented by the well-known finite difference beam propagation method.     

As2S8玻璃条形波导的光激励法制备技术研究

为了在As2S8薄膜中制备条形波导,实验研究了As2S8薄膜光致折射率变化和密度变化的现象,采用棱镜耦合、X线衍射和远红外反射光谱等测试技术,确认了As2S8薄膜经紫外光辐照后薄膜密度增高、折射率增大的现象。采用可见光吸收谱测试技术,确认了经紫外光辐照的As2S8薄膜不发生黑化现象。在归纳了实验规律的基础上,提出并采用紫外光激励的方法试制了As2S8条形波导,采用自动调芯端面耦合的方法激励As2S8条形波导的导模,结果显示该波导具有良好的导波特性。     

酞菁铜LB薄膜复合光波导的高速双稳特性

对以有机材料酞菁铜的LB薄膜作覆盖层的K~+离子交换玻璃光波导,进行了高速光学双稳特性研究.利用比较波导的输入和输出光脉冲形状法,在532nm光波长得到开关时间为24ps的高速光学双稳特性.     

Azobenzene-containing small molecules organic–inorganic hybrid sol–gel materials for photonic applications

Azobenzene-containing germania-ormosil hybrid materials are prepared by combining a low-temperature sol–gel technique with a spin-coating process, which can be used for the simple and low cost fabrication of waveguide devices for photonic applications. The planar waveguide and structural properties of the hybrid waveguide films are characterized by a prism coupling technique and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The effects of azobenzene content and heat treatment temperature on the photo-responsive properties of the hybrid films are also studied by photoirradiation with UV light. The results indicate that the azobenzene in hybrid materials can undergo trans–cis–trans photoisomerization efficiently by photoirradiation with UV light, and surface pattern structure induced due to UV light photoirradiation can be easily observed on such azobenzene-doped hybrid materials. Thus, this as-prepared organic–inorganic hybrid sol–gel material shows promising candidates for optical switch applications and allows for directly integrating on a single chip waveguide device with optical data storage and optical switching devices.     

Waveguide technique for measuring thin film parameters

A waveguide technique for measuring the absorption coefficient, refractive index, and thickness of thin films is suggested. It is based on taking the angular dependence of the light beam reflection coefficient in an optical scheme involving a prism coupler. Application of the technique to determining the parameters of thin-film waveguides, insulating coatings, and metal films is considered.     

Tunable optofluidic aperture configured by a liquid-core/liquid-cladding structure

Miniaturized and tunable optical components, such as the waveguide, lens, and prism, have been of great interest for lab-on-chip systems. This Letter reports an optofluidic aperture stop formed by the liquid-core/liquid-cladding flow. The aperture size can be tuned accordingly by adjusting the flow rates. Manipulation of the aperture size allows control of the amount of light passing through the corresponding optical system as well as the angular aperture on the image side. This optofluidic aperture enables lab-on-chip optical systems to have a greater flexibility and more functionalities.     

用准对称波导法测量薄膜参数

本文指出了在棱镜耦合状态下降低平板波导基模截止厚度的途径,用文中提出的准对称波导法测量了薄的MgO膜的折射率和厚度,并给出了测量结果.     

MNA/PMMA有机薄膜光波导

研究出MNA/PMMA有机薄膜光波导。用棱镜耦合器进行了波导参数的测量,发现薄膜呈现各向异性,有较大的双折射。     

离子注入法形成的LiTaO3平板光波导的特性分析

用能量为２．８ＭｅＶ、剂量为１．４×１０１６ｉｏｎ／ｃｍ２的Ｈｅ＋在室温（３００Ｋ）下注入到晶体材料ＬｉＴａＯ３中，形成了离子注入平板光波导。用棱镜耦合法观察和测量了ＬｉＴａＯ３波导导模的分布，并对退火前后的ＬｉＴａＯ３波导的折射率分布进行了计算和比较。利用背散射／沟道技术分析了由于Ｈｅ＋的注入而引起的波导表面的损伤。     

An He-implanted optical planar waveguide in an Nd:YGG laser crystal preserving fluorescence properties

We report the formation of a planar waveguide in an Nd:YGG laser crystal by low-energy He-ion implantation at liquid nitrogen temperature (77 K). The optical properties are measured by the prism coupling and end-face coupling methods, the absorption properties the waveguide and Nd:YGG substrate are obtained. The fluorescence spectrums are investigated by confocal methods. The experimental results revealed that the planar waveguide preserved the absorption and fluorescence properties of the Nd:YGG laser crystal. Thus, the planar waveguide formed by the ion implantation method is a promising candidate in waveguide lasers.     

TE0导模干涉刻写周期可调亚波长光栅理论研究

通过棱镜耦合激发非对称金属包覆介质波导结构中的TE₀导波模式, 利用两束TE₀模的干涉从理论上实现了周期可调的亚波长光栅刻写. 分析了TE₀模式的色散关系, 刻写亚波长光栅的周期与激发光源、棱镜折射率、光刻胶薄膜厚度及折射率之间的关系. 用有限元方法数值模拟了金属薄膜、光刻胶薄膜和空气多层结构中TE₀导模的干涉场分布. 研究发现, 激发光源波长越短, TE₀ 模干涉刻写的亚波长光栅周期越小; 光刻胶越厚, 刻写的亚波长光栅周期越小; 高折射率光刻胶有利于更小周期亚波长光栅的刻写. 相较于表面等离子体干涉光刻, 基于TE₀ 模的干涉可在厚光刻胶条件下通过改变激发光源、棱镜折射率、光刻胶材料折射率、特别是光刻胶薄膜的厚度等多种方式实现对亚波长光栅周期的有效调控.     

光波导技术同步测量棱镜及波导薄膜参数

依据全反射理论和棱镜耦合原理,实现了对棱镜折射率及波导薄膜材料折射率和厚度的同步测量。使用高准直半导体激光器激光入射到棱镜内部与波导膜的分界面上,逐步旋转棱镜或改变棱镜的入射角,得到棱镜耦合M线,曲线前面几组的波谷为波导模激发,在M线左侧收尾处有一个不完整波峰,其反射光强随入射角迅速衰减,为全反射时的临界点,由此可实现棱镜及波导薄膜参数的同步测量;用此法测量了棱镜耦合一体化平面波导棱镜的折射率和聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯(PMMA)聚合物波导薄膜的折射率和厚度。测量棱镜折射率精度为±1.9×10-4,波导薄膜折射率和厚度的精度分别为±6.2×10-4 μm和±1.6×10-2 μm。     

一种分辨力达纳弧度量级的角位移传感新方法

提出了一种测量微小角位移的新方法,该法基于一种金属包覆波导结构,通过棱镜耦合激发空气导波层中的超高阶导模作为灵敏探针。当被测部件发生微小偏转时,空气层厚度和导模的有效折射率也因此改变,从而引起耦合光束的反射光强急剧变动,其变动幅度与部件的角位移量近似成正比关系。对传感的灵敏度进行了数值分析,结果表明导模的有效折射率是影响灵敏度的重要参量。采用一种类似悬臂梁的结构产生可控微小角位移,并以此对平均灵敏度进行了测算,得到的结果与理论预测值符合得较好(相对误差约为3%)。理论和实验结果表明,只要部件的偏转半径达到厘米量级,就可以实现分辨力达10-9rad数量级的角位移传感。     

极化聚合物薄膜波导的光学特性

叙述了键合型ＤＡＮＳ聚合物薄膜波导的制备和极化过程。应用集成光学中的棱镜耦合技术,对ＤＮＡＳ聚合物薄膜波导极化前后以及紫外光照射前后的光学特性分别进行了表征。实验结果表明,极化后波导非寻常光折射率明显增大而波导寻常光折射率减小;经过紫外光照射后,波导折射率降低约０．０２。     

Modelling of diffractive structures in photorefractive Er/Yb–co-doped glass waveguides

The photorefractive properties of Ge-doped glasses are routinely exploited for the production of Bragg gratings in optical fibres. Today, the most common fabrication procedure relies on the phase-mask technique, which allows to produce (through UV irradiation) a periodical refractive index variation in Ge-doped fibre cores. The same methodology can be applied to integrated optical components in photorefractive glass planar substrates. If rare earth ions (such as erbium and ytterbium) are included in the glass matrix, both active and photorefractive properties can be combined in the same material. This fact allows for the possibility of realizing complex integrated optical components, such as Bragg-reflection lasers and amplifiers. In this work, a numerical analysis of a waveguide Bragg reflector is presented based on a homemade modelling technique.     

Effect of coherence property of incident light on prism waveguide coupling

The accurate reflection coefficient of prism waveguide coupler that takes coherence property of incident light into account is obtained at first. Based on the reflection coefficient, the effect of coherence property of incident light on prism coupling is discussed in this work. It is shown that extra damping in waveguide caused by the coherence property is larger for high-order resonant mode than that for low-order mode. For 100 fs Gaussian pulses incidence, the reflected spectra at different resonant modes are obtained theoretically and experimentally, which show that coherence property has a strong effect on prism coupling at high-order modes.     

The design of low-loss curved waveguides

A procedure for the design of low-loss continuous curvature waveguide bends, for use in integrated photonic circuits, is presented. The design employs the scalar finite element method and a technique for drawing waveguide bends based on their curvature. The finite difference beam propagation method is used to determine the power lost along the length of the waveguide structures. This new method allows the design of waveguide bends with lower loss than can be obtained by conventional methods.     

K-Na离子交换单模平面波导的制备及其表征

通过K-Na离子交换技术制备了多模玻璃平面波导.采用棱镜耦合技术测量了波导的有效折射率,用IWKB方法拟合得到K-Na离子交换波导的折射率分布符合高斯分布,由色散曲线得到单模波导的制备条件(即扩散深度范围),从而得出单模波导的离子交换时间范围,制备出单模波导,并通过求解WKB色散方程得出单模波导的表面折射率.用普通数码相机,通过对离子交换平面玻璃光波导传输线进行数字成像,根据传输线上的光强分布拟合出光强传输衰减曲线,计算出单模波导的传输损耗大约为0.4 dB/cm.     

Single-mode optical waveguides fabricated in LiNbO3 by multienergy C implantations

Single-mode waveguides in LiNbO₃ are demonstrated by use of prism coupling method. The waveguides are fabricated by three different energies and single energy C²⁺ implantations at the equal total doses, respectively. Dark modes and propagation loss are measured by use of prism coupling and moving fiber methods, respectively. Damages produced by implantation are measured by RBS/channeling technique. The waveguide structures are investigated in two different implantation cases. The results of analysis indicate that the heavy ion-implanted waveguides are still defined by synergetic characteristics from both the raised-index region and the low-index barrier. The broadened barrier from multienergy implantation is demonstrated to play a significant role in reducing propagation loss.