隐埋波导耦合集成化激光器模拟设计

本文设计了一种利用隐埋波导耦合的集成化GaAs/GaAlAs单模激光器。并从四层不对称波导的基本电场方程及其本征方程出发,用计算机模拟方法,计算出该集成型激光器结构参数之间的关系,文中还讨论了在不同a、h(y)、D条件下基侧模的最小隐埋波导宽度W,波导中心厚度h,有效隐埋波导宽度W_(off)与横向光限制的关系.在模拟计算基础上,导出了四层不对称波导的归一化有效折射率b和限制Г_x因子的近似表示式,并得出该激光器最佳结构参数.     

多层“台阶”近似方法中层数与计算误差的关系

多层"台阶"近似方法是将平板波导中折射率随厚度变化的曲线近似地用N层台阶形的折线来代替,使每一个小区域内折射率成为常数,由此得到电磁场分布和传播常数.本文从理论上给出了层数N与计算精度之间的关系.推导出在分割成N层和2N层两种近似下的计算值精度的改进.本文结果适用于任何渐变折射率平板光波导.     

纳米三明治结构光子超材料中电磁场振荡行为研究

对金属-介质-金属的三层纳米三明治结构中的磁性等离子体模式特性进行了时域有限差分数值计算分析,并给出该类谐振器的品质因数变化规律.基于纳米三明治结构中的磁性等离子体模式对该种结构进行设计,研究几何构型参数以及介质材料折射率对磁性等离子体模式的调控规律.以电感电容等效电路近似理论对纳米三明治结构磁性等离子体模式谐振频率的变化规律进行理论解释,理论解释与数值计算结果符合很好.同时还研究了纳米三明治振荡器对电磁能量的限制,并从热和辐射两方面分析了该类结构的品质因数变化情况,可为基于磁性等离子体模式的新型波导及激光器结构的设计提供指导.     

一种适用于任意折射率分布的等效折射率方法

提出了一种新的等效折射率方法,可以将光波导的两维折射率分布精确等效成一维折射率分布。从波动方程出发,通过严格的数学推导,得到了一维等效折射率分布的表达式。该等效折射率分布由二维光波导的模场分布和折射率分布决定。在此等效过程中,几乎无任何近似,因此具有比传统等效折射率方法(EIM)更高的精度,而且不受波导截止条件的限制,并适用于任意的折射率分布结构。以SOI(silicon-on-insulator)脊型光波导为例,给出新方法的一个具体等效实施过程,比较了新方法与传统等效折射率方法计算得到的等效模场分布及等效折射率,结果显示本文方法的有更高的计算精度。最后,文中给出了一个利用这种等效方法计算弯曲波导损耗的例子。新方法可以使对三维结构(截面为任意折射率分布)的模拟简化成二维模拟。     

2μm GaSb基低垂直发散角布拉格反射波导激光器优化设计

为实现2 μm低发散角激光,提出在GaSb基半导体激光器中引入布拉格反射波导,利用光子带隙效应替代传统的全反射进行光场限制。研究了分布反馈反射镜(DBR)的厚度、对数、高低折射率DBR厚度比以及中心腔厚度等参数对激光器垂直远场发散角和光限制因子的影响。结果表明:垂直远场发散角随单对DBR厚度的增加而减小;光限制因子与远场发散角都随拉格反射镜对数的增加而减小,随高低折射率DBR厚度比的减小而增大;随着中心层厚度的增大,光限制因子减小而远场发散角增大。最终在理论上优化设计出了一种双边布拉格反射波导结构的超低垂直发散角2 μm GaSb基边发射半导体激光器,其垂直远场发散角可降低到10°以下。     

N-DBR和双氧化限制层对VCSEL电、光、热特性的影响

根据增益波导垂直腔面发射激光器直接耦合的准三维理论模型,通过有限差分法对注入电流密度、载流子浓度、光场和热场分布方程求自洽解.研究了垂直腔面发射激光器的电、热和光波导特性,同时提出了一种具有双氧化限制层的增益波导垂直腔面发射激光器结构,并通过对比研究了N-型分布布喇格反射镜和双氧化限制层对增益波导垂直腔面发射激光器特性的影响.计算结果表明,如果忽略N-型分布布喇格反射镜的影响将与实际的垂直腔面发射激光器有较大偏差;双氧化限制层结构对激光器特性有较大的改善,它为增益波导垂直腔面发射激光器提供了一种降低阈值,抑制高阶横模的方法.     

环状光纤单模条件和远场能量分布特性

基于弱波导近似,通过数值计算得出了环状光纤保持单模状态时对芯-包层折射率差值和导光层厚度的要求,同时讨论了这些设计参数对远场能量分布的影响。计算结果表明:当环状光纤工作在单模状态时,从光纤出射的环形光束衍射至远场时形成一个中央亮斑,具有很高的能量集中度。此外,减小芯-包层折射率差值与导光层厚度有利于进一步减小远场衍射的光斑宽度。     

混合表面等离子体激元的纳米激光器设计

为了实现纳米激光器的性能优化,设计了一种基于纳米线、半圆形氟化镁、三角形空气槽和金属脊结构的纳米激光器模型。模型中耦合在低折射率电介质层中的SPP模式和纳米线波导可以在低折射率间隙下像电容器那样存储光能,从而使低折射率的空气槽场强明显增大。应用有限元法在COMSOL Multiphysics软件下,分析了该纳米激光器模型的电场分布、模式特性、品质因数和增益阈值随着设计结构几何参数变化的规律,通过各部分折线图的综合分析来得出模型性能的数据。分析表明：该模型的光场约束能力较强且传播损耗较低,其中归一化面积最小可达到0.004 8,有效传输损耗最小可达到0.002。波导模场区域和限制因素表明,该激光器模型可以实现输出光场的亚波长约束。该模型基本实现了低增益阈值、低传输损耗和高品质因数的要求。     

金属包覆极化聚合物光波导的优化设计

按极化聚合物光波导器件的五层（金属－缓冲层－波导层－缓冲层－金属）对称模型，对于其金属包覆层的光学吸收所引起的光波传播损耗进行了理论分析和计算，给出了在单模条件下波导层和缓冲层折射率及其厚度之间的关系曲线，计算确定出单模极化聚合物光波导参数。     

聚合物脊形光波导的变分有效折射率法分析

聚合物脊形光波导是聚合物集成光电子器件的重要构成单元.利用有效折射率法计算聚合物脊形光波导的横向折射率分布及有效折射率,将各区域中的光场分布近似用分段函数表达.基于导模满足的标量波动方程,利用变分法确定变分参量,以求得准确的横向光场分布.对聚合物脊形多模光波导基模和高阶模的色散特性与横向场分布进行分析,研究了波导结构参数对色散特性的影响,计算出TM基模和高阶模的光场分布,得出了聚合物脊形光波导的单模传输条件.研究表明,该方法计算量小、精度高,对聚合物光电子器件中脊形光波导的理论分析与设计优化提供了简单高效的方法.     

Dispersion modified slot optical waveguides

Advent of slot waveguide structures had opened a new era where light can be confined in low index slot guarded by high index slabs. Already in use SOI slot waveguides (contrast ratio is 2.42) have two distinct properties over the conventional waveguides, i.e. high E-field amplitude, optical power, optical intensity in low index materials, and strong E-field confinement localized to nanometer-size low index regions. We hereby propose a low refractive index contrast ratio slot waveguide structure (ratio is 1.18) comprising of commercially available glass material. Novelty lies in showing high E-field amplitude, optical power, optical intensity, and strong E-field confinement in low index slot regions despite of lowest ever reported contrast ratio. A systematic numerical study on the higher order dispersion characteristics of the widely studied SOI-based slot structure and of our proposed low refractive index contrast slot structure is carried out. It has been demonstrated that low refractive index contrast ratio slot optical waveguide GVD properties are quite different than SOI slot optical waveguide. The less normal dispersion existing in this kind of waveguide could have an impact on their applications in various nonlinear or linear applications.     

反WKB方法的改进

改进了用于确定渐变平面波导折射率分布的反WKB方法。这种渐变折射率分布是从在WKB近似的条件下得到的本征方程用数值方法求得的。用改进的反WKB方法计算3种(指数、高斯和阶跃函数)折射率分布，结果验证了该方法的有效性。先用最小二乘法拟合测量得到的有效折射率。进而求出有效折射率函数，再利用改进的算法分布计算出各自的折射率分布。计算结果同精确值吻合得很好。计算出的波导表明折射率同精确值的绝对误差约为0．1%。     

光纤纤芯及包层模有效折射率计算及仿真

光纤结构设计、模间色散求解、光纤光栅模式耦合等问题的研究, 都需要对光纤纤芯及包层模的有效折射率进行精确计算. 本文以光纤三层结构模型为基础, 结合该模型下的模式本征方程, 使用截弦法求解了纤芯模有效折射率, 并将计算结果与COMSOL软件模拟的对应纤芯模的传输光场进行对比, 验证了计算结果正确.使用区间遍历算法对包层模有效折射率进行了求解, 与已有的传统方法相比, 该方法可以有效防止求解过程中根的遗漏、避免特征方程产生的奇点, 并能保证模式的正规性.本文采用Mathematica软件对求解过程进行仿真, 获得了纤芯模和包层模有效折射率与波长关系曲线. 关键词： 光纤传输模式 有效折射率 截弦法 区间遍历算法     

Absorption Spectra and Refractive Index Changes of an Exciton in a Core/Shell Quantum Dot

The absorption spectra and the refractive index changes are calculated theoretically for an exciton in a core/shell quantum dot. The advantage of our methodology is that one can investigate the influence of the repulsive core by varying two parameters in the confinement potential. The dimensionality effect of exciton quantum dots on the optical absorptions has been studied. It has been found that in the same regime, the optical absorption intensities of excitons are much smaller for the core/shell quantum dots than for the two-dimensional quantum rings. The linear and the nonlinear optical absorption coefficients and refractive index changes have been examined with the change of the confinement potential. The results show that the optical absorptions and the refractive index changes are strongly affected by the repulsive core of core/shell quantum dots. Moreover, the calculated results also reveal that as the inner radius increases, the peak values of the absorption coefficients and the refractive index changes of an exciton will show the optical Aharonov–Bohm oscillation in core/shell quantum dots.     

Fast convergence and higher-order mode calculation of optical waveguides: perturbation method with finite difference algorithm

We present an efficient algorithm for determining mode eigenvalues as well as field distributions of optical waveguides with two-dimensional transverse refractive index profile. The algorithm is devised with the analytical perturbation correction method combined with the finite difference approximation of Helmoltz's equation. The technique is simple and does not involve solving any eigenvalue equation or matrix formalism. The algorithm reduces abruptly the computation time required for the field convergence to mode, and can calculate any higher-order modes without the need of any pre-conditioning the field w.r.t. waveguide geometry, or calculation of previous order modes and/orthogonalization. The analysis can yield precisely both scalar and polarized modes. By applying it to waveguide problems whose solutions are otherwise known, the efficacy of the method has been established.     

正切平方势阱中线性与非线性光学折射率变化的研究

利用正切平方势把电子的Schrodinger方程化为了超几何方程，并用超几何函数严格求解了电子的本征值和本征函数利用量子力学中的密度矩阵算符理论导出了正切平方势阱中的线性与三阶非线性光学折射率的解析表达式计算了该系统中的线性与非线性光学折射率变化的大小，讨论了影响折射率变化因素文章以典型的GaAs/AlGaAs势阱为例作了数值计算,数值计算结果表明，势阱的形状和入射光强对光学折射率的变化有着重要的影响.     

Dispersion characteristics of complex refractive-index planar slab optical waveguide by using finite element method

In this paper, finite element method (FEM) mode analyses of planar slab optical waveguide having complicated refractive index profile are presented. We try to estimate the dispersion graph, mode cut-off condition, group delay and waveguide dispersion for the case of α-power and chirped-type refractive index profile. In order to obtain the more accurate result, we have derived the higher-order polynomial, which establishes the suitable relationship between b and V for different profile of optical waveguide. On the basis of the derived polynomials, the waveguide dispersion is analyzed for different type of refractive index profile waveguide. Our study shows that the waveguide dispersion can be substantially reduced when we deployed the optical waveguide having linearly chirped-type refractive index profile. Earlier too, the arbitrary refractive index profile has been analyzed but to the best of our knowledge chirped-type refractive index profile has not been analyzed till date for the case of planar slab optical waveguide.     

Numerical Analysis of Multilayer Waveguides Using Effective Refractive Index Method

With the help of the effective refractive index method we have numerically analyzed a multilayer planar waveguide structure and calculated the propagation constants, confinement factors, and transverse electric (TE) modes. A five-layer waveguide model has been provided to analyze the electro-magne tic wave propagation process. The analysis method has been applied to the 980 nm laser with active layer of GaInAs/GaInAsP strained quantum wells, GaInAsP confinement layers and GaInP cap layers. By changing the thickness of confinement layers, we obtained confinement factor as high as 95% with higher TE modes TE1 and TE2. The results are in good agreement with the experiment by A. Al-Muhanna et al. and give the new idea to enhance output power of semiconductor lasers. The analysis method can also be extended to any other slab multilayer waveguide structures, and the results are useful to the fabrication of optic-electronic devices.     

Exciton-induced enhancement of optical waveguide confinement in (Zn,Cd)(Se,S) quantum well laser heterostructures

Room-temperature waveguide properties have been studied experimentally in ZnSe-based multiple-quantum-well laser structures. The spectra of waveguide transmission show distinct spectral features associated with heavy- and light-hole quantum well excitons. Refractive index dispersion in the multiple-quantum-well region is derived from interference spectra measured in short waveguide samples. The refractive index increases with approaching the exciton resonances, resulting in perfect confinement and low losses of the fundamental TE waveguide mode in a narrow spectral region below the heavy-hole exciton resonance energy. The spectra of laser generation have been measured under the conditions of optical pumping, showing the position of the lasing line to correlate with the spectral region of the waveguide transparency.     

基于Optiwave的脊形SiGe OI光波导结构设计

利用有效折射率的数值解法,计算出了SiGe OI脊形光波导的有效折射率.通过对SiGe OI光波导结构参量的理论分析和计算,得到了SiGe OI脊形光波导传输单模光波时内外脊高H,h及脊宽W的尺寸.通过Optiwave软件对SiGe OI脊形光波导进行建模仿真,验证了理论分析和计算的正确性.