Theoretical study of polymeric metal clad optical waveguide polarizer

Planar optical waveguides consisting of thin dielectric films and buffer layers with metal cladding have been investigated theoretically. A computer program was written to calculate the exact zeroes of complex eigenvalue equation for TE and TM modes in multilayer metal clad waveguide polarizer. Numerical results and illustrations are given for Polycarbonate waveguide with other polymers as buffer and Al, Ag and Au as cladding metals at . It is also shown that, using thin (finite) films of metal produce more efficient polarizers as compared to semi-infinite metal films. Effect of low index buffer layer on attenuation of TM/TE modes is also investigated.     

利用泄漏波导测量低折射率薄膜的折射率和厚度

根据泄漏波导原理对K_9玻璃基板上的冰晶石薄膜进行折射率测量,达到的精度为1×10~(-4),与真实波导的情况相似。文中讨论了利用添加高折射率薄层减小待测薄膜的最小厚度的可能性。文中还利用光电方法观察反射光中暗条纹的方法判别波导的激发,并测出了冰晶石薄膜在4500到6500范围内的折射率。     

Design and analysis of coplanar waveguide optical modulator using finite element method

An analysis is given on the finite element method (FEM) for calculating the various parameters of optical modulators and a computer program is written to solve the finite element equation. Based on this method, a Mach-Zehnder type electro-optic modulator with coplanar waveguide (CPW) electrode is designed and fabricated. When compared with the Fourier series method, small differences on the 3-dB bandwidth, characteristic impedance and half-wave voltage, etc. are obtained.     

UV-written long-period waveguide grating coupler for broadband add/drop multiplexing

We demonstrate a UV-written polymer long-period waveguide grating (LPWG) coupler, which offers a bandwidth of ∼20 nm, a maximum coupling efficiency of ∼80% and ∼60% for the TE and TM polarizations, respectively, and a wavelength-tuning range over the (S + C + L)-band (∼140 nm) with a temperature control of ∼25 °C. The LPWG coupler has the potential to be developed into a practical broadband add/drop multiplexer for coarse wavelength-division-multiplexing applications.     

Dual-core leaky optical waveguide as an integrated-optic polarizer

We present a design of a dual-core leaky waveguide that can be used as an integrated-optic polarizer. The proposed polarizer works on the principle of mode filtering. The structure is characterized by two cores, namely core-1 and core-2 and a high index layer in the upper-most region, such a structure supports leaky modes. The leakage losses of the modes have been calculated by using the transfer matrix method (TMM). Single polarization operation is ensured by high differential leakage loss between fundamental TE and TM modes. We show TE-pass operation with 0.5 dB/mm loss in TE₀ mode and 13 dB/mm loss in TM₀ mode, and TM-pass operation with 0.36 dB/mm loss in TM₀ mode and 7.45 dB/mm loss in TE₀ mode. Besides single-polarization operation, single-mode operation of the structure is ensured by high leakage loss of all the other higher-order modes.     

Liquid refractive index sensor based on slow light in slotted photonic crystal waveguide

A high sensitive and compact refractive index sensor based on slotted photonic crystal waveguide (S-PhCW) is demonstrated. This design is worked on a Mach–Zehnder interferometer (MZI) configuration with S-PhCW as the measuring arm, which can be used to detect any changes in refractive index that correspond to different concentration of the measuring liquid. Combining the slow light enhancement in photonic crystal waveguide (PhCW) with the advantage of excellent optical confinement in slot waveguide, the sensitivity of this simple scheme can reach to 2.3 × 10⁹ nm/RIU with the active region of only 1 mm long.     

Numerical study of an ion-exchanged glass waveguide using both two-dimensional and three-dimensional models

A numerical study is carried out to compare the two-dimensional (2-D) case and three-dimensional (3-D) case for the modelling of an ion-exchanged glass waveguide. It is shown that different waveguide widths on the photomask correspond to different ion concentration distributions after an annealing process. A numerical example is presented of two waveguide sections with different widths indicates that due to the abrupt change of the waveguide width, a 3-D theoretical model is required for an accurate prediction of the parameters of ion-exchanged glass waveguides. The good agreement between the modelled and measured results proves that the developed 3-D numerical model can be beneficially utilized in the generalized design of optical devices based on ion-exchange waveguides.     

Efficient design of silicon slot waveguide optical modulator

An optimal design of a slot waveguide is presented for realizing an ultrafast optical modulator based on a 220 nm silicon wafer technology. The recipe is to maximize the confinement and interaction between optical power supported by the waveguide and electric field applied through metallic electrodes. As height of waveguide is fixed at 220 nm, the waveguide and slot width are optimized to maximize the confinement factor of optical power. Moreover, metal electrodes tend to make the waveguide lossy, their optimal placement is calculated to reduce the optical loss and enhance the voltage per unit width in the slot. Performance of an optimally designed slot waveguide with metal electrodes as ultrafast modulator is also discussed.     

Investigation of waveguide and process parameter of nonlinear optical waveguide in CdS_xSe_(1-x)doped glass

For the first time,it is experiementally verified that the index profile of K~ —Na~ ion-exchanged waveguide in CdS_xSe_(1-x)doped glass follows a second-order polynomial dis-tribution.Mode-dispersion curves have been obtained by computing simplified mode equationin WKB approximation and verified by experiment.Diffusion constant has been measured ac-curately.Technical basis is provided for the design and fabrication of all-optical switching de-vices in this kind of nonlinear waveguide.     

利用离子交换技术制备跑道形波导谐振腔滤波器的研究

采用AgNO3和KNO3混和熔盐作为离子交换源,在K9玻璃上制备了跑道形波导谐振腔滤波器。利用ASE宽带光源和光谱仪对器件特性进行了测试,得到的该滤波器自由光谱范围为0.176nm。对比对Cr=4dB和3dB带宽δλ=0.13nm来说,耦合系数和传输损耗分别为к=0.9和α=3.2dB/cm。测试了环形腔的热光调相特性,在16℃的变化范围内实现了2π的相移。通过分析,波导材料的热光系数约为1.49×10-5/℃。该滤波器不仅可用于滤波、传感等领域,而且也可与其它波导结构相结合实现新的功能。     

Wideband and low dispersion slow light in slotted photonic crystal waveguide

We present a procedure to generate wideband and low dispersion slow light in slotted photonic crystal waveguide. By shifting the first and second rows of air holes of slotted photonic crystal waveguide, the bandwidth of slow light can be increased, with small group velocity dispersion. Using 2D plane wave expansion method, we numerically demonstrate slow light with the nearly constant group indices of 23, 42, and 54 over 17.6 nm, 6.7 nm and 3.3 nm bandwidth, respectively. The maximal normalized delay-bandwidth product is 0.26. From the fabrication's point of review, shifting the position of holes is easier to be controlled technically than changing the diameters of air holes. In addition, our simulations suggest this design is tolerant to deviation for positions of the first two rows of air holes. Therefore, the proposed approach decreases the dependence on the fabrication accuracy.     

Acousto-optic light deflection in an Al2O3 optical waveguide structure

The total deflection of an optical guided wave by a surface acoustic wave (SAW) in a silicon-based SiO₂/AL₂O₃/SiO₂ optical waveguide structure is reported. The SAW is generated by an interdigital transducer with piezoelectric ZnO deposited on top of the optical waveguide structure.     

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.     

Ti扩散Er~(3+)∶LiNbO_3沟道波导的模式分析

本文采用有效折射率方法对Ｔｉ扩散Ｅｒ３＋∶ＬｉＮｂＯ３沟道波导的模式特性进行了分析，分析中考虑了Ｅｒ３＋∶ＬｉＮｂＯ３晶体的各向异性，并与变分法分析进行了比较，二者结果相一致     

Ti扩散Er3+:LiNbO3沟道波导的模式分析

本文采用有效折射率方法对Ti扩散Er³⁺:LiNbO₃沟道波导的模式特性进行了分析,分析中考虑了Er³⁺:LiNbO₃晶体的各向异性,并与变分法分析进行了比较,二者结果相一致。     

二次多项式折射率分布平面光波导的模式

对于折射率分布为二次多项式的非对称平面光波导,求解了Helmholtz方程,推得用抛物柱函数表示的模式场分布和模方程.结果可用于处理这类波导(如银离子交换玻璃光波导等)的模耦合或有关器件的问题.     

Multiband processing of multimode light: combining 3D photonic lanterns with waveguide Bragg gratings

The first demonstration of narrowband spectral filtering of multimode light on a 3D integrated photonic chip using photonic lanterns and waveguide Bragg gratings is reported. The photonic lanterns with multi‐notch waveguide Bragg gratings were fabricated using the femtosecond direct‐write technique in boro‐aluminosilicate glass (Corning, Eagle 2000). Transmission dips of up to 5 dB were measured in both photonic lanterns and reference single‐mode waveguides with 10.4‐mm‐long gratings. The result demonstrates efficient and symmetrical performance of each of the gratings in the photonic lantern. Such devices will be beneficial to space‐division multiplexed communication systems as well as for units for astronomical instrumentation for suppression of the atmospheric telluric emission from OH lines.     

脊形波导中导模传输与损耗的分析与计算

本文运用有效折射率法把脊形波导化成等效二维平板波导后,再运用微分法求出弱吸收情况下波导模的吸收损耗,其方法简便,精确度高.     

Design and fabrication of a three-dimensional polymer optical waveguide polarization splitter

We present a design and fabrication of a three-dimensional polymer optical waveguide polarization splitter by taking into consideration of the induced birefringence effect of the polymer. We show that it is not possible to couple TM light from one waveguide to the other but evanescent coupling for TE light is possible. Hence the polarization splitter can be designed by considering TE mode coupling alone. This has an advantage of short interaction length of the device. Based on this consideration, we fabricated a polarization splitter with a TE extinction ratio of 15 dB and TM extinction ratio of 21 dB.     

波导厚度变动、偏振变动以及折射率变动脱敏高分子宽带耦合器设计

针对高分子光波导在制造工艺中波导芯厚度难以控制、芯层和包层的折射率差变动时的随机性以及材料各向异性引起的偏振态依赖性等实际问题,提出了采用抗波导芯厚度误差、抗折射率差变动和抗偏振变动的宽带波导耦合器回路结构的解决方案,给出了设计的理论和方法。在实测数据的基础上,进行了带宽为120nm的3dB氟化聚酰亚胺波导耦合器设计。由该器件的三维BPM仿真结果表明,在上述带宽上,波导芯厚度的变动范围为7～8μm、相对折射率差变动范围为0 24%～0.30%,两个正交偏振态都具有(50±2.0)%功率输出比的良好特性。