Terahertz wave switch based on photonic crystal ring resonators

In this paper, we have presented a compact and integrated terahertz wave switch design based on photonic crystal ring resonators. The photonic crystal structure with square lattice is investigated and applied for design of ring resonators. The switching mechanism of this novel switch is based on the variation of the resonant frequency of the ring resonator inserted between two parallel waveguides. The refractive index of the holes of the structure filled with polyaniline electrorheological fluids are varied by applied external electric field, the result of which is the variation of the ring resonant frequency. The proposed device is analyzed by using finite difference time domain method. Numerical simulation results show that this switch has high extinction ratio, small size, low voltage and advantages of selectivity of coupling THz wave to different output ports.     

Terahertz power splitter based on ferrite photonic crystal

In this paper, we design a novel Y-junction power splitter which is optimized according to coupled mode theory. Two rods are added in the junction. One rod is a silicon rod and another one is a ferrite rod, the refractive index of which can be varied by adjusting the external magnetic field. So, it not only can split the power, but also controls the output energy of the two branches automatically. The transmission spectrum is calculated by finite difference time domain (FDTD) method, which shows that the output energy of the two branches is closely related to the frequency of the incident terahertz (THz) wave and the refractive index of the ferrite rod. The device is a good candidate for integrated optical circuit, the tuning rate of which is about a few microseconds.     

一种双反射壁型二维光子晶体窄带滤波器

提出了一种基于双反射壁型结构的光子晶体窄带滤波器, 该滤波器由一个单模谐振腔和两个反射壁构成. 通过调节谐振腔与反射壁之间的距离可以改变滤波谱线的带宽. 利用时域有限差分法进行仿真分析, 结果表明, 该滤波器的工作频率在193.40 THz附近, 带宽小于5.9 GHz, 峰值透射率高达94%, 工作区域长度仅有9 μm. 该器件可应用于密集波分复用系统.     

Terahertz polarization splitter based on an asymmetric dual-core photonic crystal fiber

By employing the liquid crystal refractive index changes induced by applied electric field, a novel terahertz polarization splitter with tunable the operating frequency and bandwidths has been proposed and theoretically analyzed. It possesses an extinction ratio as high as the polarization splitters based on the two-dimensional photonic crystal waveguides. These distinguished features ensure its important applications in the integrated optical systems.     

A compact sharp-edge wide bandpass near-infrared filter based on graded-index sinusoidally corrugated photonic crystal

In this study, a wide-bandpass near-infrared filter is devised based on a novel sinusoidally corrugated multilayer structure. The presented structure exhibits a wider bandpass and higher average transmission amplitude than the conventional triangular design. Cut-on frequency of the proposed bandpass filter can be tuned by the variation of horizontal lattice constant. Thus it can be applied as a tunable multichannel filter. Particle swarm optimization procedure was carried out to find the optimal arrangement of dielectric materials to eliminate the undesired fluctuations in the transmission spectrum at the beginning of the passband region. We compared the bandpass filtering behavior of the simple/graded sinusoidal photonic structures with and without anti-reflective double layer coating. Utilization of the optimized graded-index Quasi-periodic photonic crystal results in a sharper cut-on wavelength as well as flatter transmission spectrum than the application of the anti-reflective double-layer coating.     

Fast-response terahertz wave switch based on T-shaped photonic crystal waveguide

We design an ultra-fast terahertz wave switch based on T-shape photonic crystal waveguide. The polymer rod is added in the junction as a point defect, the refractive index of which can be varied by adjusting the external pump laser intensity. The transmission spectrum is calculated by finite-difference time-domain method, which shows that the output energy of the two output ports is closely related to the refractive index of the polymer rod. By continuous wave excitation of the guided mode, the simulation results show that the T-shaped photonic crystal waveguide can flexibly tune the power in two output ports. The tuning rate of the device is about 0.3 ns. These results provide a useful guide and a theoretical basis for the developments of terahertz wave functional components.     

光子晶体环形腔的四波长THz滤波器

提出一种基于光子晶体环形腔的四波长THz滤波器,该滤波器在光子晶体结构中引入两个环形腔,且环形腔内部各增加一个正方形介质柱,四周各引入一个散射介质柱。应用基于时域有限差分法(FDTD)的Rsoft软件进行仿真分析,结果表明通过对内部正方形介质柱的边长、散射介质柱半径以及耦合介质柱半径等结构参数的调节,可以滤出74.813,76.98,78.168和78.883 m四个太赫兹波长。该滤波器性能优良,透过率高、Q值高、信道隔离度大,对于THz技术应用具有重要意义。     

Terahertz modulator using photonic crystals

In this letter, a novel terahertz wave modulator based on a silicon oxide/polyaniline photonic crystal is proposed. The modulation mechanism of the novel modulator is based on a dynamic shift of the photonic band gap by the applied external electric field. Its performances were investigated with the finite-difference time-domain method. The novel modulator has 3 dB modulation bandwidth of 10 kHz, a size as small as 20 mm and its extinction ratio larger than 30 dB at the frequency of 1 THz.     

超窄带和梳状多通道光子晶体滤波器设计

 设计了一种因掺杂而具有超窄带滤波特性的光子晶体滤波器和一种复周期结构的梳状多通道光子晶体滤波器。在两种均匀介质交替分布的周期结构中间插入一层折射率不同的介质膜后,通过传输矩阵法的数值计算,发现采用前后不对称的周期结构并调节参数,可以在1 550 nm处找到一个透射率接近100%的极窄的透过峰,因而可得到一种超窄带光子晶体滤波器。另外,在以高低两种折射率的介质交替分布,并以两种单独的单元周期合并组成一个复周期,然后进行周期重复构成的光子晶体中,利用通道数等于复周期数减1的规律,并配合各层厚度的调节,设计出在1 550 nm附近梳状8通道和16通道的光子晶体滤波器,各通道透过峰的透射率均接近100%,由此设计出一种梳状多通道光子晶体滤波器。     

All-optical switch based on photonic crystal microcavity with multi-resonant modes

We present a design of all-optical switches based on one-dimensional photonic crystals (1D PhC) doped with nonlinear optical materials. The 1D PhC switch structure is composed of a PhC cavity sandwiched by two accessional PhC microcavities. The center PhC cavity has two resonant frequencies with nearly the same quality factors (Q), while the accessional PhC cavities have the same resonant frequency, which is equal to one of the resonant frequencies of the center cavity. The two accessional PhC cavities cause reduction of Q value in this resonant frequency and result in different Q values of two modes. We realize all-optical switch effect by selecting pump light wavelength at the low Q mode and probe light wavelength at the other mode. The theoretical simulations by using the finite difference time domain method show that the pump light intensity required to realize optical switch effect in the designed switch is 50 times smaller than that in one-dimensional photonic crystals cavity with only one resonant mode.     

Terahertz wave omnidirectional dielectric mirror

We design an omnidirectional dielectric mirror that operates over a wide terahertz wavelength range and is based on a periodic bilayer (tellurium and polystyrene) structure. The structure is characterized by using transfer matrix calculation. Results of simulation show that the presented dielectric mirror is highly reflecting for all incidence angles and TE as well as TM polarization in the frequency band from 0.451 to 0.821 THz (i.e. wavelength ranges from 365.5 to 665.5 μm), when the incidence angle is less than 45°. Tolerance analysis reveals a large tolerance to fabrication errors.     

Polarization-independent narrow bandpass filter and narrow transmission-angle filter based on photonic heterostructures composed of single-negative materials

We propose a photonic heterostructure consisting of two substructures composed of single-negative materials. Calculating the transmission spectra, we find that only the electromagnetic wave within a narrow bandpass and a narrow range of incident directions can be transmitted through this structure. Such structure can be used as a polarization-independent frequency filter integrated with a direction filter.     

Localized photonic modes in photonic crystal heterostructures

In this work, interface modes of two-dimensional photonic crystal heterostructures have been investigated by usage of the supercell method. The photonic crystal heterostructure is made of two photonic crystals with square symmetry in which one of them is composed of circular dielectric rods in air background and the other one is constructed by drilled square holes in dielectric. It is shown that using of a proper supercell plays an important role in obtaining the correct interface modes. We have also showed that the guided interface modes and single mode which is different from those reported in some published works are nearly dispersionless.     

基于Z-FDTD的THz波与等离子体相互作用

利用Z变换时域有限差分法(Z-FDTD)计算等离子体鞘层中太赫兹(THz)波的传输特性,得出太赫兹波的功率反射和透射系数在等离子鞘层中随电磁波频率的变化曲线图,分析了太赫兹波的传输特性与等离子体结构参数(鞘层厚度、碰撞频率以及电子密度)的关系,对利用太赫兹波缓解等离子体鞘层通信中出现的“黑障”现象做了探讨。结果表明：太赫兹波能改善等离子体鞘层通信,为解决“黑障”问题提供了有效途径。     

Microcavity filters based on hexagonal lattice 2-D photonic crystal structures embedded in ridge waveguides

Two-dimensionally periodic photonic crystal microcavity filters in a ridge waveguide format have been designed and fabricated. Transition mode-matching features were added to increase the optical throughput by more than a factor of two. An increase of Q-factor (more than 100%) was achieved by the addition of two further rows of photonic crystal holes to the microcavity filters. Attempts have also been made to tailor the filter response by applying design concepts used in other Bragg-grating optical filter technologies.     

Synthesis of bandpass grid filter for linear polarized millimeter wave

A method based on equivalent circuit and transmission line model is proposed to design narrow bandpass grid filters in short millimeter wave. Several bandpass filters with 2, 3 or 4 element inductive wire grids in the 70GHz region have been designed with Butterworth or Chebyshev characteristic for linear polarized wave. The agreement between measurement and design theory is good and this proves the rationality and practicality of our design theory.     

Surface wave photonic device based on porous silicon multilayers

Porous silicon is widely studied in the field of photonics due to its interesting optical properties. In this work, we present theoretical and first experimental studies of a new kind of porous silicon photonic device based on optical surface wave. A theoretical analysis of the device is presented using plane-wave approximation. The porous silicon multilayered structures are realized using electrochemical etching of p⁺-type silicon. Morphological and optical characterizations of the realized structures are reported.     

Four-port coupled channel-guide device based on 2D photonic crystal structure

We have fabricated and measured a four-port coupled channel-waveguide device using W1 channel waveguides oriented along ΓK directions in a two-dimensional (2D) hole-based planar photonic crystal (PhC) based on silicon-on-insulator (SOI) waveguide material, at operation wavelengths around 1550 nm. 2D FDTD simulations and experimental results are shown and compared. The structure has been designed using a mode conversion approach, combined with coupled-mode concepts. The overall length of the photonic crystal structure is typically about 39 μm and the structure has been fabricated using a combination of direct-write electron-beam lithography (EBL) and dry-etch processing. Devices were measured using a tunable laser with end-fire coupling into the planar structure.     

Investigation on two dimensional photonic crystal resonant cavity based bandpass filter

In this paper, different cavities, namely quasi square, tri-quarter square, square, hexagonal, circular, elliptical, diamond and annular ring based photonic crystal bandpass filters (PCBPFs) are proposed and investigated by exploiting coupling between two in-line quasi waveguides and a resonant cavity. The resonant wavelength, output efficiency and bandwidth of designed PCBPFs are studied by varying the size of the cavity. The normalized transmission spectra of PCBPF are observed using 2D finite difference time domain (FDTD) method. The photonic band gap (PBG) is calculated by plane wave expansion (PWE) method. The circular cavity based PCBPF gives better performance than others because of its circular resonating modes. The number of passbands is increased linearly while increasing the size of the cavity. The overall size of the PCBPF chip is about 11.4 μm × 11.4 μm, which is more suitable for photonic integrated circuits (PIC), wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) systems and sensing applications.     

Channel drop filter using photonic crystal ring resonators for CWDM communication systems

In this paper, a new optical channel drop filter (CDF) using photonic crystal ring resonators (PCRRs) is presented. Using the two-dimensional (2D) finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method in triangular lattice photonic crystal (PC) silicon rods, 100% forward dropping efficiency and a quality factor of more than 1000 can be achieved in third communication window while the resonant wavelength is 1550 nm. Through this novel (CDF), a multi-CDF operation with 100% drop efficiencies across all channels can be obtained. The proposed device could be used in future coarse wavelength division multiplexing (CWDM) communication systems.