三平行光子晶体单模波导的耦合特性及其应用

将三光子晶体单模波导的相互耦合看成一个多模干涉系统.本征模的色散曲线相交或近于相交并出现简并模，简并模之间存在强烈耦合并导致模式的分布方式发生转变.多模干涉系统中，不同波长的光波能量在传输过程中由于相干而具有不同的空间输出行为，在近简并点处多模之间的相干解除，能流限制在原输入方向，不发生转移.三光子晶体单模光波导的这种特性可用来制作波分复用或解复用器件. 关键词： 光子晶体波导 简并模 多模干涉 波分复用或解复用     

Polarization-independent unidirectional light transmission by an annular photonic crystal prism

Unidirectional transmission of light irrespective of its polarization by a two-dimensional annular photonic crystal in the form of a right prism is numerically demonstrated. Band structure of the crystal obtained through the plane-wave expansion method reveals a directional band gap along a principal axis, leading to prohibition of wave transmission in the reverse direction. In the forward direction, however, transmission of waves is facilitated by circumventing the directional band gap due to altered surface orientation. Polarization-independent unidirectional light transmission is demonstrated through finite-difference time-domain simulations. Unidirectional operation is enhanced and the polarization independence is established through the introduction of an anti-reflection coating layer, which increases the forward transmittances for both polarizations up to 0.44, such that a contrast ratio of 0.96 is attained at a free-space wavelength of 1.55 μm. Although polarization independence deteriorates, unidirectionality is preserved between 1.45 μm and 1.60 μm, provided that the angle of incidence remains between ?5° and +5°. Device performance is also influenced by the transverse source size, where leakage in the reverse direction may be suffered if the source width is beyond a critical value.     

Coupling into the slow light mode in slab-type photonic crystal waveguides

Coupling external light signals into a photonic crystal (PhC) waveguide becomes increasingly inefficient as the group velocity of the waveguiding mode slows down. We have systematically studied the efficiency of coupling in the slow light regime for samples with different truncations of the photonic lattice at the coupling interface between a strip waveguide and a PhC waveguide. An inverse power law dependence is found to best fit the experimental scaling of the coupling loss on the group index. Coupling efficiency is significantly improved up to group indices of 100 for a truncation of the lattice that favors the appearance of photonic surface states at the coupling interface in resonance with the slow light mode.     

Coupling into slow-mode photonic crystal waveguides

We study efficient injectors for coupling light from z-invariant ridge waveguides into slow Bloch modes of single-row defect photonic crystal waveguides. Two-dimensional vectorial computations performed with a Bloch mode theory approach predict that very high efficiencies (>90%) can be achieved for injector lengths of only a few wavelengths in length, even for small group velocities in the range of c/100-c/400. This result suggests that photonic crystal devices operating with slow waves can be interfaced with classical waveguides without sacrificing compactness.     

Intrinsic localized modes in nonlinear photonic crystal waveguides

A discussion is given of the theory of intrinsic localized modes (ILM) for nonlinear waveguide impurities in photonic crystals. Conditions are determined for the existence of both even- and odd-parity ILM modes and kink ILM modes. A study is also made of ILM modes in a two-dimensional array of Kerr impurities.     

Selective modes excitation in multimode photonic crystal waveguides

We investigate modes excitation with the input field of different positions in two-dimensional multimode photonic crystal waveguides. Odd modes can be selectively excited by the input field of odd symmetry. The input field with different positions can excite different modes due to the field intensity distribution of modes. When the input field locates at the position of the zero field, intensity of waveguide modes is zero and the modes are not excited. The finite-difference time-domain method is used to obtain the excited field distributions.     

可用于拓宽光波单向传输带宽的光子晶体异质结构界面

基于光波单向传输的全光二极管在集成光通信、全光网络和光信息处理中有重要应用.基于方向带隙失配设计的光子晶体异质结构可实现光波单向传输,但正向透射率较低,带宽较窄.基于对光子晶体异质界面倾斜角度的研究,根据界面全反射条件,利用可集成材料硅和二氧化硅设计了一种空气孔型二维光子晶体异质结构.异质结构界面两侧的光子晶体对1550 nm波长附近的TE模光波在Γ-X方向均呈导带,避免了方向带隙失配.研究发现当异质界面满足全反射条件时,由于光子晶体的自准直效应,较宽波段的正向光波得以高效传播,而反向光波在界面由于全反射而被禁止传播.光子晶体异质结构界面的全反射效应打破了方向带隙对光波单向传输的限制,使得反向光波在光子晶体中为导带时同样可实现近零透射率,从而拓宽了光波单向传输的波长范围.基于全反射界面的光子晶体异质结构经过优化后,其正向透射率达0.64,透射对比度为0.97,单向传输带宽可达553 nm.     

Slow light transmission in a photonic crystal power splitter with parallel outputs

In this paper, we investigate coupling of light to slow modes in a photonic crystal power splitter composed of a Y-junction and two 60° bends. First, a combination of two cascaded bends which is commonly used in integrated photonic crystal circuits is studied in slow light frequency regime. We propose a structure that its transmission spectrum covers the high group-index frequencies near the band edge. Also, by structural modifications, high transmission near to 95% is achieved in slow light bandwidth. Next, we study the complete structure of a photonic crystal power splitter with parallel outputs based on a Y-junction integrated with two 60° bends. Using modified bends and reducing sharpness of Y-junction, the efficiency of splitting increases in both high and low group-index frequency bands. The optimized structure has an average efficiency of 82% in slow mode regime. This structure can be used in photonic crystal based slow light devices, such as Mach-Zehnder interferometers.     

Low-group-velocity and low-dispersion slow light in photonic crystal waveguides

Photonic crystal slab line defect waveguides with slightly small innermost holes are theoretically expected to show light transmission with low-group-velocity and low-dispersion (LVLD) characteristics owing to a linear and almost flat photonic band. In this study, the LVLD characteristics of such waveguides were experimentally confirmed by using modulation phase shift measurement and transmission of ultrashort optical pulses. These results will be applicable to buffering and nonlinearity enhancement of optical signals.     

Coupling length variation and multi-wavelength demultiplexing in photonic crystal waveguides

In this Letter, the effects of material/structure parameters of photonic crystal(Ph C) parallel waveguides on the coupling length are investigated. The results show that, increasing the effective relative permittivity of the Ph C leads to a downward shift of the photonic bandgap and a variation of the coupling length. A compact Ph C 1.31/1.55 μm wavelength division multiplexer(WDM)/demultiplexer with simple structure is proposed,where the output power ratios are more than 24 d B. This WDM can multiplex/demultiplex other light waves efficiently.     

Two-dimensional photonic crystal couplers for unidirectional light output

We investigate the use of two-dimensional photonic crystal slabs to improve the directionality of output coupling from planar waveguides and distributed-feedback lasers. We present the theory underlying the operation of such structures and design criteria for emission in desired directions. As an example, we demonstrate a vertical coupler that is integrated with an organic distributed-feedback laser, use computer simulations to find its coupling constant and efficiency, and then discuss its feasibility.     

Single-mode transmission in two-dimensional macroporous silicon photonic crystal waveguides

We report the infrared operation of a two-dimensional photonic crystal waveguide fabricated in silicon. Measurements of the transmission spectrum reveal a large transmission bandwidth within the 3.1-5.5-mum bulk-crystal photonic bandgap and a rich resonance structure. The calculated transmission spectrum for this structure is in good agreement with the measured spectrum and predicts a 10% single-mode bandwidth for the waveguide.     

Real-space observation of ultraslow light in photonic crystal waveguides

We show the real-space observation of fast and slow pulses propagating inside a photonic crystal waveguide by time-resolved near-field scanning optical microscopy. Local phase and group velocities of modes are measured. For a specific optical frequency we observe a localized pattern associated with a flat band in the dispersion diagram. During at least 3 ps, movement of this field is hardly discernible: its group velocity would be at most c/1000. The huge trapping times without the use of a cavity reveal new perspectives for dispersion and time control within photonic crystals.     

Asymmetric light transport in L-shaped and U-shaped photonic crystal waveguides

We present an asymmetric light transport in a modified U-shaped photonic crystal waveguide (PCW). The compact waveguides consist of coupling two L-waveguides in a PC formed by dielectric rods in air arranged in a square lattice. We show that the transmitted power flow depends on the direction of the incident light, the transmission varies between a high and low value upon switching the position of the source beam from the input to the output of the PCW. Computations are performed using the plane wave expansion and finite-difference time-domain methods.     

Coupling of two defect modes in photonic crystal fibers

The coupling characteristics of two defect modes in photonic crystal fibers are investigated theoretically by the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method. The transmission spectrum and eigenmodes of optical wave are found to be very sensitive to the geometrical and physical parameters of the structure, as well as to the relative position of the two defects.     

Contra-directional coupling between two-dimensional photonic crystal waveguides

The contra-directional coupling between two photonic crystal (PC) waveguides is studied, using the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method. A design of contra-directional coupler is presented and its transmission properties are investigated. The device can be used as an add/drop filter. It is also shown that the coupled mode theory is suitable to study the photonic crystal waveguide coupler.     

Dispersion engineered slot photonic crystal waveguides for slow light operation

We introduce a novel design of wide Slot Photonic Crystal Waveguides (SPCW) by structuring the slot as a comb. This allows performing dispersion engineering in order to achieve very low group velocities over a few nanometers bandwidth. This kind of SPCW offers opportunities to realize devices requiring strong interactions between light and an optically nonlinear low index material by providing an ultrahigh optical density while easing the filling of the slot due to its width. We will present dispersion engineering results by the plane wave expansion method and finite difference time domain analysis, followed by experimental realization.     

Enhanced localization of light in slow wave slot photonic crystal waveguides

A flexible design of slot photonic crystal waveguide with a wide comb is investigated. Introduction of a carefully designed comb within the photonic crystal waveguide allows an accurate dispersion engineering in order to achieve slow light and increase the optical confinement within the comb. The strong light confinement results in an extremely small nonlinear effective area around 0.015 μm². We report experimental realization of a comb photonic crystal waveguide with measured group indices higher than 100 in a Mach-Zehnder interferometer configuration and extract losses limited to 3.7?dB for a 100?μm device at n_g=37.     

Efficient transmission in cascaded photonic crystal waveguides via a strong coupling effect

A design of cascaded photonic crystal waveguide is proposed in this paper inspired by the work of Tang et al. [D. Tang, L. Chen, W. Ding, Appl. Phys. Lett. 89 (2006) 131120]. In contrast to a conventional waveguide source, a plane wave source is applied in the current design. We show that an efficient guide mode in the photonic band gap can be achieved. The same idea also works for a slight variation by defects introduction in the photonic crystal. Finally, the strong coupling effect present in the cascaded waveguides is demonstrated by an analogy with photonic quantum wells.     

Y junctions in photonic crystal channel waveguides: high transmission and impedance matching

We investigate the efficiency of transmission through photonic crystal Y junctions and show the importance of matching mode symmetries. Furthermore, we show that by adding tuning holes to the input waveguide it is possible to achieve almost perfect impedance matching, leading ideally to unitary transmission through the junction. The model system is based on a triangular photonic lattice of holes in dielectrics to reflect experimental reality.