1. Ultra-slow light with high normalized delay–bandwidth product and refractive-index sensing in photonic crystal coupled-cavity waveguide.
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Zhang, Yidan, Wang, Longpan, Fan, Hailong, Kong, Lingxin, Cao, Dezhong, Ren, Cheng, Zhang, Xuehui, and Kang, Feng
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PHOTONIC crystals , *INTEGRATED optics - Abstract
Ultra-slow light can enhance light–matter interactions and effectively realize all-optical buffering and modulation. In this paper, we present an efficient design for a two-dimensional square-lattice photonic crystal coupled-cavity waveguide, which can realize multi-frequency band slow-light transmission in the near-infrared band (1500–1640 nm).Through adjusting intercavity spacing N and structural parameters of elliptical air holes, high group index n g (202.46) within the bandwidth of 5.04 nm and improved normalized delay–bandwidth product of 0.6583 can be obtained at the wavelength of 1550.05 nm. Moreover, the designed devices can effectively function as a slow light sensor with the wavelength sensitivity of 585 nm/RIU. Multiple functions can be achieved synchronously in only one structure, which is essential in complex optical integrated circuits. • Multi-frequency band slow-light transmission is achieved in the near-infrared band (1500–1640 nm). • Both high group index (ultra-slow light) and high NDBP values can be obtained at the wavelength of 1550.05 nm. • The designed devices can effectively function as a slow light sensor with the wavelength sensitivity of 585 nm/RIU. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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