多层介质膜偏振无关光栅的研制

介绍了一种应用于光纤激光光谱合束的高衍射效率多层介质膜偏振无关光栅的设计及制作,给出了设计参数、制作流程和最终制作的偏振无关光栅的测量结果,在1.044~1.084μm波长范围内,实验测得的TE偏振光、TM偏振光的平均衍射效率分别为89.7%,93.8%。     

亚微米光栅零级衍射特性的数值研究

用耦合波理论分析了亚微米光栅对光波场的衍射作用,给出了在TE和TM偏振入射条件下矩阵形式的耦合波方程,研究了光栅在TE偏振入射条件下可见光波段内的反射和透射零级衍射特性。亚微米光栅零级衍射效率是波长、偏振和入射角的函数,在不同照明、观察和光栅参数条件下,光栅零级衍射具有非常复杂的光谱结构,经过适当的优化光栅参数,零级衍射具有许多独特的衍射特性,在许多应用领域具有广泛的应用前景。     

利用集总LC元件实现频率选择表面极化分离的特性

基于电磁局域谐振的路谐振理论, 将集总LC器件加载到工字形周期阵列中, 设计了一种新型频率选择表面极化分离结构. 利用等效电路法分析了不同极化时该结构的作用机制, 并采用全波分析法研究了极化方式、入射角度和集总参数对其传输特性的影响.结果表明: 所设计的结构在6.37 GHz附近具有良好的极化分离特性; 在0°–40°扫描范围内, 横电(TE) 和横磁(TM) 极化下结构传输特性均保持稳定; 通过调控集总元件LC值, 该结构在保持 TE极化方向传输特性不变的同时, 可以实现对TM传输特性的独立调节, 使设计更加灵活.该结构为极化分离器以及极化波产生器的设计提供了借鉴. 关键词： 频率选择表面 极化分离器 集总电容 集总电感     

Design of a 50/50 splitting ratio non-polarizing beam splitter based on the modal method with fused-silica transmission gratings

The optical design of a beam splitter that has a 50/50 splitting ratio regardless of the polarization is presented. The non-polarizing beam splitter (NPBS) is based on the fused-silica rectangular transmission gratings with high intensity tolerance. The modal method has been used to estimate the effective index of the modes excited in the grating region for TE and TM polarizations. If a phase difference equals an odd multiples of π/2 for the first two modes (i.e. modes 0 and 1), the incident light will be diffracted into the 0 and ?1 orders with about 50% and 50% diffraction efficiency for TM and TE polarizations, respectively.     

A detailed study of metallic surface-relief grating

This paper presents a more detailed interaction of an electromagnetics light with a metallic surface-relief subwavelength grating utilizing the rigorous coupled-wave analysis. The focus of this work is the accurate modeling of undetermined aspects of diffraction patterns produced by binary metallic grating structures, specially gold grating. First-order diffraction efficiency for rectangular-groove gold grating with equal groove and ridge widths are presented for various wavelengths as a function of period, groove depth, polarization and angle of incidence. We also studied diffraction efficiency of both of TE and TM polarization modes against increasing of incident angle as well as TE polarization against increment of grating period. As a result, very low reflectivity at zero-order was found out for TE and TM polarizations at the pitch of Λ = 2λ. Having been studied diffraction efficiency of metallic surface-relief gratings, we also examined polarization-dependent efficiency of diffraction orders, for different groove depths. Simulation results have been completely presented.     

Theoretical study on photonic devices based on a commensurate two-pattern photonic crystal

In two-dimensional optical chip applications, the optical wave is classified to two modes according to its polarization: TE and TM. It is desirable to integrate multiple optical wave control devices for different polarizations onto the same plane at the scale of the wavelength. Here we demonstrate a periodic two-pattern photonic crystal with a large, complete photonic bandgap (PBG). It comes from the superposition of two substructures: one contributes the TM PBG and the other contributes the TE PBG. By purposely introducing defects into the substructures, photonic devices for different polarizations can be integrated to bend, split, and resonate TM/TE waves simultaneously on the same plane.     

基于亚波长光栅的VCSEL偏振控制研究

为了确定亚波长光栅在微电机械系统(MEMS)波长可调谐VCSEL不同位置(上DBR上表面、上DBR下表面以及内腔)中实现TE和TM偏振控制的光栅参数范围以及光栅在哪个位置时实现偏振控制最稳定,通过MATLAB建立MEMS波长可调VCSEL的模型,然后计算光栅在3种位置时上反射镜(包括空气隙和光栅)随光栅参数变化的反射率,以此来确定它们实现TE/TM稳定偏振的光栅参数范围(即高反射范围内的参数)。将各自的高反射所对应反射率减去相同光栅参数范围内TM/TE低反射对应的反射率,通过反射率差值确定光栅在哪种位置时MEMS波长可调谐VCSEL实现偏振是最稳定的。最后得出的结论是光栅在上DBR下表面几乎无法控制TM偏振,而将光栅放置于内腔中,无论是在TE偏振控制上还是TM偏振上都是最稳定的。在实现TE偏振稳定的参数范围内,TE的阈值增益比TM最小少10 cm~(-1);而在实现TM偏振稳定时,在TE偏振稳定的参数范围内,TE的阈值增益比TM最小少5 cm~(-1)。     

一维增透亚波长光栅的研究

将具有高透射性的亚波长光栅置于微机械波长可调谐垂直腔面发射激光器(VCSEL)的内腔当中可以提高波长的调谐范围,为了使波长调谐范围达到最优则必须优化高透射性的亚波长光栅使其透射率达到最大。利用严格耦合波法分析了亚波长光栅的占空比、周期、厚度和入射角对其透射率的影响并找出最优的光栅参数。通过计算分析可得,对于TE和TM偏振存在最佳的占空比使其透射率达到99.5%。在文中条件下,它们对应的占空比分别为0.23和0.80。而光栅厚度对于TE和TM偏振透射率的影响是周期性的,在一个周期内存在一个最佳值使其透射率达到最高。在文中条件下,TE偏振的厚度周期是150 nm,TM偏振的厚度周期是300 nm。当光栅参数不变时,无论是TE还是TM偏振光,它们的透射率只有在垂直入射光栅时(入射角为0°)才能达到最大。而通过等效介质原理可以得出,周期对透射率没有影响。最后计算了透射率在光栅厚度和占空比同时变化时的变化趋势,并从中得出最优的光栅参数。     

Complete Polarization Conversion Characteristics of Dielectric Grating Composed of Left-Handed Materials

The TE/TM polarization conversion characteristics of dielectric grating composed of left-handed materials for the case of plane wave oblique incidence are carefully investigated by a method which combines the multimode network theory with the rigorous mode matching method. It is indicated that complete polarization conversion between TE and TM modes can be realized using left-handed gratings. This can hardly achieve in the conventional right-handed gratings. Comparisons of polarization conversion properties between right-handed gratings and left-handed gratings are given with physical explanations. This unique merit of left-handed periodic structure is of important significance for accurate design of new millimeter wave TE/TM polarization converters.     

Phase interpretation for polarization-dependent near-field images of high-density gratings

It has been described that the near-field images of a high-density grating at the half self-imaging distance could be different for TE and TM polarization states. We propose that the phases of the diffraction orders play an important role in such polarization dependence. The view is verified through the coincidence of the numerical result of finite-difference time-domain method and the reconstructed results from the rigorous coupled-wave analysis. Field distributions of TE and TM polarizations are given numerically for a grating with period d = 2.3λ, which are verified through experiments with the scanning near-field optical microscopy technique. The concept of phase interpretation not only explains the polarization dependence at the half self-imaging distance of gratings with a physical view, but also, it could be widely used to describe the near-field diffraction of a variety of periodic diffractive optical elements whose feature size comparable to the wavelength.     

Region of validity of perturbation theory for dielectrics and finite conductors

We present a study of region of validity of first-order perturbation theory applied to rough surface scattering. The scattering problem is solved numerically for the case of periodic surface or gratings varying in one dimension. Scattering of electromagnetic waves from an ensemble of gratings of sufficiently long period will give a good approximation to the case of an infinite rough surface. We use this to test the validity of the first-order perturbation theory. Use of an infinite periodic surface allows us to give results for a range of angle of incidence covering those representing a low grazing angle, near 90° from the mean surface normal. We consider the case for perfect dielectrics and finite conductors. The real and imaginary parts of the refractive index used were limited to less than three due to the numerical instability of the numerical calculation method involved. We find that for perfect dielectrics the first-order small perturbation theory remains for TE polarization valid for all incidence angles, while for TM polarization it seems to fail if the incidence angle approaches the Brewster angle.     

Demonstration of polarization-independent resonant subwavelength grating filter arrays

We demonstrate a two-dimensional (2D) polarization-independent resonant subwavelength grating (RSG) in a filter array. RSGs, also called guided mode resonant filters, are traditionally one-dimensional gratings; however, this leads to TE and TM resonances at different wavelengths and with different spectral shape. A 2D grating can remove the polarization dependence at normal incidence, while maintaining the desirable RSG properties of high reflectivity, narrow passband, and low sidebands without ripple. We designed and fabricated 2D gratings with near-identical responses for both polarizations at normal incidence in the telecommunication band. Ninety percent reflectivity is achieved at the resonant wavelengths.     

线偏光闪耀反射光栅衍射特性研究

通过数值方法对线偏光在Littrow装置中的理想导体闪耀光栅的偏振特性进行研究.用时域有限差分程序计算出任意偏振方向线偏光经过闪耀光栅衍射后的电磁场分布,提取衍射波的S偏振和P偏振分量,讨论了与光栅闪耀角和入射光波偏振角的关系.分析了在1530～1570nm光谱范围内,入射光波为线偏振波和园偏振波时,衍射光波的偏振色散特性与光栅闪耀角的关系,并给出了存在偏振色散的光栅闪耀角范围.这些分析和结果对工程设计具有一定的指导意义.     

The region of validity of perturbation theory

We present a study of the region of validity of perturbation theory applied to rough surface scattering. We solve numerically the case of a periodic surface or grating varying in one dimension. For a statistical ensemble of gratings with a sufficiently long period one may obtain a good approximation of rough surface scattering. We use this to test the validity of perturbation theory.

Only the perfect conductor case was considered. We find that as the grazing angle becomes small the perturbation result for the TE (E horizontal) polarization remains valid, while for the TM (E vertical) polarization it breaks down. The results show that the perturbation results should be used carefully when being compared with experimental data at grazing angles.     

Total internal reflection diffraction grating in conical mounting

The main conditions and parameters for obtaining surface relief total internal reflection diffraction gratings in conical mounting are presented. Calculated and experimental investigations reveal that there are ranges of grating periods, incidence angles, diffraction angles and gratings depths for which such gratings could be obtained, both for TE and TM polarizations. With optimized grating parameters the diffraction efficiency of the total internal reflection diffraction gratings can be greater than 90%.     

Tunability of temperature-dependent absorption in a graphene-based hybrid nanostructure cavity

Enhanced absorption is obtained in a hybrid nanostructure composed of graphene and one-dimensional photonic crystal as a cavity in the visible wavelength range thanks to the localized electric field around the defect layers. The temperature-induced wavelength shift is revealed in the absorption spectra in which the peak wavelength is red-shifted by increasing the temperature. This temperature dependence comes from the thermal expansion and thermo-optical effects in the constituent layers of the structure. Moreover, the absorption peaks can be adjusted by varying the incident angle. The results show that absorption is sensitive to TE/TM polarization and its peak values for the TE mode are higher than the TM case. Also, the peak wavelength is blue-shifted by increasing the incident angle for both polarizations. Finally, the possibility of tuning the absorption using the electro-optical response of graphene sheets is discussed in detail. We believe our study may be beneficial for designing tunable graphene-based temperature-sensitive absorbers.     

The region of validity of perturbation theory

Abstract

We present a study of the region of validity of perturbation theory applied to rough surface scattering. We solve numerically the case of a periodic surface or grating varying in one dimension. For a statistical ensemble of gratings with a sufficiently long period one may obtain a good approximation of rough surface scattering. We use this to test the validity of perturbation theory.

Only the perfect conductor case was considered. We find that as the grazing angle becomes small the perturbation result for the TE (E horizontal) polarization remains valid, while for the TM (E vertical) polarization it breaks down. The results show that the perturbation results should be used carefully when being compared with experimental data at grazing angles.     

超构平面的色散关系研究

本文研究超构平面的光-物质相互作用机理。以13 nm Ge/20 nm Al₂O₃/Ag结构为例,建立色散方程、计算色散关系曲线。研究表明:超构平面支持Brewster共振模式,满足波矢匹配条件时可由从空气中入射的电磁波激发,使共振波长处吸收率接近100%(厚度只有13 nm的Ge薄膜中吸收率超过96%)。还表明:在很宽水平方向波矢量范围内,超构平面TM和TE偏振色散关系曲线近似为水平线,因而具有广角度和偏振不敏感吸收特性(结构对60°入射的两种偏振光的吸收率仍超过90%)。     

Connecting-layer-based polarizing beam splitter grating with high efficiency for both TE and TM polarizations

We describe a novel polarizing beam splitter (PBS) of transmission connecting-layer-based grating, which can show high efficiency for TE polarization in the ?1st order and TM polarization in the 0th order. According to the modal method, grating duty cycle and period are prescribed to obtain high efficiency for TM polarization. Using the rigorous coupled-wave analysis, grating depth and thickness of the connecting layer are optimized to achieve high efficiency for TE polarization. The presented PBS has advantages of wideband properties for incident wavelength and angle. Most importantly, the efficiency is improved greatly for TE polarization compared with the reported PBS based on fused-silica grating.     

Design of wire-grid polarizer with effective medium theory

A design concept of a wire-grid polarizer, which is based on the effective-medium theory, has been proposed. The effective indices of a wire-grid grating are evaluated with the effective-medium theory. The results show that, the wire-grid grating acts as a metal for TE polarization, but it behaves like a dielectric material for TM polarization. According to the different effective optical properties of the wire-grid grating for the different polarizations, a wire-grid polarizer with a high polarization ratio can be obtained by enhancing both the transmission for TM polarization and the reflection for TE polarization.