阵列波导光栅复用/解复用器研究进展

综述了阵列波导光栅(AWG)复用/解复用器的最新研究进展,并对该种器件的前景进行了展望.     

与偏振无关光隔离器性能参数的测量

光隔离器的性能是由内部各个组件的性能和装配所决定。对两端带有连接器的偏振无关光隔离器，给出了利用光功率计和光谱分析仪测量隔离度、插入损耗、带宽、连接损耗和回波损耗等性能参数的方法。     

空气孔硅光子晶体偏振无关3 dB分光器

提出并成功设计了基于自准直马赫-曾德尔干涉仪(SMZI)的空气孔硅光子晶体偏振无关3dB分光器。介绍了采用偏振透射谱匹配的方法,SMZI可以实现偏振无关分束的基础理论。通过连续改变SMZI两臂的光程差,基于匹配两个偏振的透射谱,成功实现了在归一化频率下将TE偏振和TM偏振的入射自准直光束进行1∶1分光。最后,利用时域有限差分数值模拟软件计算出来的TE偏振瞬时磁场分布图和TM偏振瞬时电场分布图验证了自准直光束的分光情况。结果显示:如果将工作波长定在1 550nm,该偏振无关3dB分光器大小仅为16.7μm×16.7μm。由于具有尺寸微小、结构简单并使用单一硅材料等特性,该分光器有望应用于集成光路中。     

3- 中红外偏振无关且CMOS兼容的石墨烯调制器

文章提出了一种3 中红外波段偏振无关且CMOS兼容的石墨烯调制器,器件主要包括两部分：模式转换结构及石墨烯调制器。该调制器不仅满足于CMOS兼容的要求,而且能够实现基膜的偏振无关调制。仿真结果表明该调制器在2.95 到3.05 的中红外波段能够实现高于20 dB的消光比,TE和TM模式的插入损耗都低于1.3 dB,其偏振相关损耗低于1.09 dB。通过计算,当器件长度为420 ,能够获得高达9.47 GHz的3 dB带宽。     

消偏振二维二元闪耀光栅设计

为减小成像光谱仪的偏振敏感度并提高其定量化探测精度,提出一种透射式消偏振二维二元闪耀光栅。它在两个正交方向上都具有周期性槽形单元,每个槽形单元包含7个子周期。每个子周期的介质占空比在两个方向上是独立的,可同时调制TE和TM偏振态的等效折射率,以此优化光栅偏振特性。本文将等效介质理论拓展到二维情况,设计了以熔石英为基底,工作波段为0.6~0.8μm的高衍射效率消偏振二维二元闪耀光栅。光栅两正交方向周期分别为3.31μm和0.473μm。仿真结果表明,在参考波长0.7μm处TE和TM偏振态衍射效率分别为79.5%和79.6%,0.6~0.8μm波段范围内TE和TM偏振态衍射效率均高于70%,偏振敏感度低于2.6%。与一维二元闪耀光栅相比,二维二元闪耀光栅具有高衍射效率、低偏振敏感度和易制作的优势。所得结论可用于指导实际应用中透射式二元闪耀光栅的设计,可望在光栅型高光谱成像仪中得到应用。     

利用染料掺杂双频率液晶胶体材料制备反射式直视显示器

利用染料掺杂双频率液晶胶体材料制备了一种对比度高、响应速度快且无需偏光片的反射式显示器。器件的高对比度是由于聚合物胶体材料对光的散射和黑色染料分子对光的吸收。对双频率液晶材料进行频率调制使得器件产生较快的响应速度。     

一种新型扇形环状频率选择表面的设计

通过在矩形环为基本单元结构的基础之上设计了一种新型双频双极化低通高阻型频率选择表面（Frequency Selective Surface,FSS）。此结构将普通矩形环的每条边顺时针延长,再沿贴片的四周开槽矩形孔径后两边加载介质板的多层结构,实现了Ka波段带通、W波段带阻的空间滤波特性。经过电磁仿真软件HFSS的仿真与优化,所设计的新型扇形环状FSS结构在35GHz谐振频率处,插损为0.02dB,-0.5dB通带衰减带宽为5.85GHz;在94GHz谐振频率处,反射系数为-54.57dB,-20dB阻带带宽为4.29GHz,且在入射角0°~30°范围内具有良好的极化稳定性和角度不敏感性。     

Polarization-Independent Second Harmonic Generation in 2D Van Der Waals Kagome Nb3SeI7 Crystals

Second harmonic generation (SHG) of 2D crystals has been of great interest due to its advantages of phase-matching and easy integration into nanophotonic devices. However, the polarization-dependence character of the SHG signal makes it highly troublesome but necessary to match the laser polarization orientation relative to the crystal, thus achieving the maximum polarized SHG intensity. Here, it is demonstrated a polarization-independent SHG, for the first time, in the van der Waals Nb₃SeI₇ crystals with a breathing Kagome lattice. The Nb₃ triangular clusters and Janus-structure of each Nb₃SeI₇ layer are confirmed by the STEM. Nb₃SeI₇ flake shows a strong SHG response due to its noncentrosymmetric crystal structure. More interestingly, the SHG signals of Nb₃SeI₇ are independent of the polarization of the excitation light owing to the in-plane isotropic arrangement of nonlinear active units. This work provides the first layered nonlinear optical crystal with the polarization-independent SHG effect, providing new possibilities for nonlinear optics.     

光隔离器的结构类型研究

简要介绍了光通信中光隔离器的基本工作原理,扼要说明了目前市场上各种结构的光隔离器的组成、工作原理及各自的特点。     

Design of a polarization-independent,wide-angle,broadband visible absorber

Many optical systems benefit from elements that can absorb a broad range of wavelengths over a wide range of angles, independent of polarization. In this paper, we present a polarization-independent, wide-angle, broadband absorber in the visible regime that exploits strong symmetric and asymmetric resonance modes of electromagnetic dipoles. It makes use of a bilayer cross-pattern structure which is simple, having five layers that include two stacks of metal ribbon in cross-patterns, two dielectric spacers and a metal reflecting layer. Simulations show that the design exhibits a significantly enhanced absorption property when compared to a device with a bilayer metal film structure or any other complex structure of cross-patterns that have no intersection angle. The maximum absorption efficiency of the device is 100% at resonances, and its absorption characteristics can be maintained over a wide range of angles of incidence – up to ± 60° – regardless of the incident polarization. This strategy can, in principle, be applied to other material systems and could be useful in diverse applications, including thermal emitters, photovoltaics and photodetectors.