Enhanced two-photon fluorescence excitation by resonant grating waveguide structures

Enhanced two-photon fluorescence (TPF) spectroscopy with novel high-finesse resonant polymeric grating waveguide structures (GWSs) is presented. Under resonant conditions the field enhancement at the surface of a GWS can be exploited for TPF spectroscopy without the need for highly focused laser excitation light. We compare the TPF obtained by placing a drop of tetramethylrhodamine (TMR) on top of a GWS with that obtained with TMR on top of a glass substrate. Our procedure and results indicate that the detection of TPF can be improved by a factor of 10 with resonant GWSs.     

Increasing the angular tolerance of resonant grating filters with doubly periodic structures

One can increase the angular tolerance of resonant grating filters without modifying the spectral bandwidth by adding a second grating component parallel to the first one. The angular tolerance and the filter linewidth can be controlled by the designer in an independent way. Numerical results show that this property permits the use of waveguide-grating filters with standard collimated beams.     

共振波长对导模共振生物传感器灵敏度的影响

导模共振生物传感器由于具有微型化、免标签、高通量和实时检测等优势被广泛研究。利用严格耦合波理论分析了该生物传感器对样品折射率和厚度的灵敏度随共振波长的变化规律。当样品厚度和共振波长一定时,其折射率灵敏度恒定;随着共振波长的增大,折射率灵敏度显著提高。当样品折射率和共振波长一定时,厚度灵敏度随着厚度的增加而降低,最后趋近于0;当共振波长增加时,厚度灵敏度明显提高,厚度测量范围增大。结果表明:选取较长的共振波长有利于样品的检测和分析。     

High spectral resolution analysis of tunable narrowband resonant grating waveguide structures

A high spectral resolution analysis of narrowband reflection filters based on resonant grating waveguide structures is presented. A tunable high-performance dye laser with ∼ 0.15 cm^-1 line width and a beam analyzing system consisting of three simultaneously controlled CCD cameras were used to investigate grating waveguide resonances at wavelengths in the 694 nm and 633 nm ranges. A reflectivity of ∼ 91% and a line width of ∼ 0.55 nm were measured and theoretically modeled for a resonant reflection filter specifically designed for the ruby laser wavelength 694.2 nm. For a second grating waveguide structure, designed for the helium-neon laser emission wavelength 632.8 nm, we observed a thermal shift of its spectral resonance position of several nanometers, when increasing the sample temperature by some degrees. An inverse thermal shift was observed when the structure was subsequently cooled down to room temperature. Our results suggest implementation of grating waveguide devices combining a narrow line width with a tunability of the resonant response into innovative concepts for reflection filter and sensor applications. PACS 42.62.-b; 42.79.Dj; 42.79.Gn     

Realization of quantum efficiency enhanced PIN photodetector by assembling resonant waveguide grating

We demonstrate an InP/InGaAs PIN photodetector with enhanced quantum efficiency by assembling silicon resonant waveguide gratings for the application of polarization sensitive systems. The measured results show that quantum efficiency of the photodetector with silicon resonant waveguide gratings can be increased by 31.6% compared with that without silicon resonant waveguide gratings at the wavelength range of 1500 to 1600 nm for TE-polarization.     

Giant enhancement of two-photon fluorescence induced by resonant double grating waveguide structures

We report a 350-fold enhancement of ultra-short-pulse-excited two-photon fluorescence (TPF) using a resonant double grating waveguide structure (DGWS). These structures show vanishing transmission and maximum reflection under resonance conditions, i.e. specific wavelength, polarisation and angular orientation of the incident light. This guided mode phenomenon is characterised by a large field enhancement inducing an enormous TPF signal of fluorescent molecules at the waveguide surface, as compared to direct non-resonant excitation. We demonstrate that high spectral acceptance for ultra-short pulses with broad spectral bandwidths can be achieved by a specifically designed DGWS, and that neither beam focussing nor high laser power is necessary for TPF excitation. Due to the high enhancement of more than two orders of magnitude, DGWS can be considered as a powerful platform for TPF applications such as biosensing and microarray technology. PACS 42.62.Be; 42.79.Dj; 42.79.Gn     

三片光学共振反射器及其设计中的若干问题

本文分析了共振反射器系统的调制特性,重点分析了简并型共振反射器的各区段光程间的偏差对频率调制的影响,以及各光学面相对不平行产生的空间调制,从而提出了对共振反射器的高精度设计要求及其解决方法。对非简并型共振反射器也作了讨论。     

Characterization of waveguide loss using distributed Bragg reflectors

We propose and demonstrate a method to characterize waveguide loss using the spectral response of combinations of distributed Bragg reflectors. The method is independent of coupling efficiency and waveguide dispersion and does not require the introduction of bending loss into the device.     

Experimental demonstration of a narrowband, angular tolerant, polarization independent, doubly periodic resonant grating filter

Resonant grating filters are promising components for free-space narrowband filtering. Unfortunately, due to their weak angular tolerance, their performances are strongly deteriorated when they are illuminated with a standard collimated beam. Yet this problem can be overcome by resorting to a complex periodic pattern known as the doubly periodic grating [Lemarchand et al., Opt. Lett.23, 1149 (1998)]. We report what we believe to be the first experimental fabrication and characterization of a bidimensional doubly periodic grating filter. We obtained a 0.5 nm bandpass polarization independent reflection filter for telecom wavelengths (1520-1570 nm) that presents a transmittivity minimum of 18% with a standard incident collimated beam.     

High focusing grating reflectors with TE-polarized normal incidence

We design two types of reflectors by using subwavelength high-index contrast gratings,which exhibit similar high focusing capabilities at normal incidence with a TE-polarized plane wave.One type has bars of different heights,whereas the other has bars of different depths.Both grating reflectors are designed to be approximately 22 μm in structural length and 10 μm in focal length,at an operating wavelength of 1.55 μm.Both achieve a full-width-half-maximum of 0.9 μm at the focal plane,which is fairly close to the diffraction limit.Their reflectance reach as high as 94% and 91%.     

An optically pumped waveguide laser with mesh reflectors

An optically pumped far infrared waveguide laser has been operated using metallic meshes as laser reflectors. The radiation modes sustained in the waveguide laser have been examined, and the use of the laser for magneto-optical measurements demonstrated.     

反射型导模共振滤波器设计

导模共振滤波器由于其高峰值反射率，低旁带反射，窄带以及带宽可控等优良特性引起了人们极大的关注，采用亚波长光栅的导模共振效应可以实现传统基于高低折射率介质的多层膜滤波器所无法实现的特殊功能，在弱调制模式下，其共振带宽可以被压缩到零点几纳米，但是由于介质表面和空气层的菲涅耳反射，使得偏离或者远离共振区时的反射率偏高，根据等效介质理论，亚波长光栅在远离共振区可以被看为均匀的薄膜，本文通过对导模共振光栅进行单层、双层以及三层抗反射设计，有效的降低了导模共振光栅的旁带反射率，从而在可见光波段获得了性能优良的共振滤波     

Quantum well intermixed waveguide grating

A waveguide grating have been designed suitable for Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing applications in which the refractive index is perturbed by the spatial tailoring of the band gap with fluorine ion implanted quantum well intermixing of the In_0.95Ga_0.05As_0.10P_0.90/InP multi quantum well structure. The gratings have been modeled using coupled mode theory and diffusion equations and Schr?dinger wave equations are used to model quantum well energy while interdiffusion. A four channel waveguide grating from 1,550 to 1,610?nm at a span of 20?nm have been simulated with a channel bandwidth of 13?nm and a cross talk of ?5 to ?10 dB.     

反射型导模共振滤波器设计

导模共振滤波器由于其高峰值反射率,低旁带反射,窄带以及带宽可控等优良特性引起了人们极大的关注,采用亚波长光栅的导模共振效应可以实现传统基于高低折射率介质的多层膜滤波器所无法实现的特殊功能,在弱调制模式下,其共振带宽可以被压缩到零点几纳米,但是由于介质表面和空气层的菲涅耳反射,使得偏离或者远离共振区时的反射率偏高,根据等效介质理论,亚波长光栅在远离共振区可以被看为均匀的薄膜,本文通过对导模共振光栅进行单层、双层以及三层抗反射设计,有效的降低了导模共振光栅的旁带反射率,从而在可见光波段获得了性能优良的共振滤波 关键词： 导模共振 平面波导 傅里叶模式理论 窄带滤波     

Optimization of optical waveguide grating couplers

The conditions for the optimal coupling between an incident beam of finite cross section and a waveguide mode by means of a finite-size grating have been established in the general case of noncollinear excitation.     

Low-crosstalk silicon photonics arrayed waveguide grating

In this Letter,we demonstrate a 1×4 low-crosstalk silicon photonics cascaded arrayed waveguide grating,which is fabricated on a silicon-on-insulator wafer with a 220-nm-thick top silicon layer and a 2μm buried oxide layer.The measured on-chip transmission loss of this cascaded arrayed waveguide grating is～4.0 dB,and the fiber-towaveguide coupling loss is 1.8 dB/facet.The measured channel spacing is 6.4 nm.The adjacent crosstalk by characterization is very low,only -33.2 dB.Compared to the normal single silicon photonics arrayed waveguide grating with a crosstalk of ～-12.5 dB,the crosstalk of more than 20 dB is dramatically improved in this cascaded device.     

Volume grating preferential-order focusing waveguide coupler

A volume grating focusing waveguide coupler has been designed, fabricated, and tested. The volume grating is designed to couple a 633-nm wave guided in a single-mode polyimide waveguide preferentially into the air cover. The beam is outcoupled normally to the surface of the waveguide and focused to a line 25 mm above the waveguide. The slanted-fringe volume grating is holographically recorded by the interference of two coherent 364-nm ultraviolet waves focused with a cylindrical lens to produce the chirped grating. The 1-mm-long volume grating coupler exhibits a preferential-coupling ratio of 0.98, a coupling efficiency of 95%, and an almost diffraction-limited focal line with a full width at half-maximum of 10.49mum.     

In-fiber polymer-glass hybrid waveguide Bragg grating

A 1.2 microm (height) x 125 microm (depth) x 500 microm (length) microslot along a fiber Bragg grating was engraved across the optical fiber by femtosecond laser patterning and chemical etching. By filling epoxy in the slot and subsequent UV curing, a hybrid waveguide grating structure with a polymer core and glass cladding was fabricated. The obtained device is highly thermally responsive with linear coefficient of 211 pm/ degrees C.