Tunable field-sensitive polarizer using hybrid conventional waveguides and photonic crystal structures with nematic liquid crystals

被引：24

作者：

Liu, CY ^{[1
]}

Chen, LW ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Natl Cheng Kung Univ, Dept Mech Engn, Tainan 70101, Taiwan

来源：

OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS | 2005年 / 256卷 / 1-3期

关键词：

polarizer; photonic; crystal; liquid crystals;

D O I：

10.1016/j.optcom.2005.06.054

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

Photonic crystals (PCs) have many potential applications because of their ability to control light-wave propagation. We proposed a novel tunable field-sensitive polarizer based on conventional waveguides and PC structures with nematic liquid crystals. Its properties were investigated numerically by using the plane wave expansion method and finite-difference time-domain method. The bandgaps can be continuously modulated after infiltrating nematic liquid crystals into the PC structure. Then the polarizer can separate TM- and TE-polarized modes in the waveguide. These results may provide novel application of polarizer in photonic integrated circuits. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：114 / 122

页数：9

共 25 条

[1]

[Anonymous], 1998, COMPUTATIONAL ELECTR

[2] Observation of light propagation in photonic crystal optical waveguides with bends [J].

Baba, T ;

Fukaya, N ;

Yonekura, J .

ELECTRONICS LETTERS, 1999, 35 (08) :654-655

[3] Photonic band gap formation in certain self-organizing systems [J].

Busch, K ;

John, S .

PHYSICAL REVIEW E, 1998, 58 (03) :3896-3908

[4] Guiding waves with photonic crystals [J].

Centeno, E ;

Felbacq, D .

OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS, 1999, 160 (1-3) :57-60

[5] Bandpass resonant filters in photonic-crystal waveguides [J].

Costa, R ;

Melloni, A ;

Martinelli, M .

IEEE PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY LETTERS, 2003, 15 (03) :401-403

[6] Waveguide branches in photonic crystals [J].

Fan, SH ;

Johnson, SG ;

Joannopoulos, JD ;

Manolatou, C ;

Haus, HA .

JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA B-OPTICAL PHYSICS, 2001, 18 (02) :162-165

[7] EXISTENCE OF A PHOTONIC GAP IN PERIODIC DIELECTRIC STRUCTURES [J].

HO, KM ;

CHAN, CT ;

SOUKOULIS, CM .

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 1990, 65 (25) :3152-3155

[8]

Joannopoulos J. D., 2008, Molding the flow of light

[9]

Khoo I. C., 1993, OPTICS NONLINEAR OPT

[10] New ring resonator configuration using hybrid photonic crystal and conventional waveguide structures [J].

Kim, S ;

Cai, JB ;

Jiang, JH ;

Nordin, GP .

OPTICS EXPRESS, 2004, 12 (11) :2356-2364

← 1 2 3 →