1 College of Science, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Materials Surface & Interface Science and Technology, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, Hunan, China
2 College of Science, Jiujiang University, Jiujiang 332005, Jiangxi, China
The immunity of topological states against backscattering and structural defects provides them with a unique advantage in the exploration and design of high-precision low-loss optical devices. However, the operating bandwidth of the topological states in certain photonic structures is difficult to actively tune and flexibly reconfigure. In this study, we propose a valley topological photonic crystal (TPC) comprising two inverse honeycomb photonic crystals, consisting of hexagonal silicon and Ge2Sb2Te5 (GST) rods. When GST transitions from the amorphous phase to the crystalline phase, the edge band of the TPC appears as a significant redshift and is inversed from a"∪"to an"∩"shape with topological phase transition, which enables active tuning of the operating bandwidth and propagation direction of topological edge states. Both the topological edge and corner states in a triangular structure constructed using TPCs can be simultaneously adjusted and reconfigured via GST phase transition, along with a change in the group number of corner states. Using the adjustability of topological edge states and electromagnetic coupling between two different topological bearded interfaces, we develop a multichannel optical router with a high tuning degree of freedom, where channels can be actively reconfigured and their on/off states can be freely switched. Our study provides a strategy for the active regulation of topological states and may be beneficial for the development of reconfigurable topological optical devices.
topological edge states topological corner states phase change material active reconfiguration topological photonic crystal 激光与光电子学进展
2024, 61(5): 0536001
Author Affiliations
Abstract
1 College of Computer and Information Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China
2 Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Optoelectronic Devices of Ministry of Education & Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Structural Physics and Devices, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
In the fields of light manipulation and localization, quasiperiodic photonic crystals, or photonic quasicrystals (PQs), are causing an upsurge in research because of their rotational symmetry and long-range orientation of transverse lattice arrays, as they lack translational symmetry. It allows for the optimization of well-established light propagation properties and has introduced new guiding features. Therefore, as a class, quasiperiodic photonic crystal fibers, or photonic quasicrystal fibers (PQFs), are considered to add flexibility and richness to the optical properties of fibers and are expected to offer significant potential applications to optical fiber fields. In this review, the fundamental concept, working mechanisms, and invention history of PQFs are explained. Recent progress in optical property improvement and its novel applications in fields such as dispersion control, polarization-maintenance, supercontinuum generation, orbital angular momentum transmission, plasmon-based sensors and filters, and high nonlinearity and topological mode transmission, are then reviewed in detail. Bandgap-type air-guiding PQFs supporting low attenuation propagation and regulation of photonic density states of quasiperiodic cladding and in which light guidance is achieved by coherent Bragg scattering are also summarized. Finally, current challenges encountered in the guiding mechanisms and practical preparation techniques, as well as the prospects and research trends of PQFs, are also presented.
photonic quasicrystal fiber guiding mechanism guiding features and applications challenges and prospects Chinese Optics Letters
2023, 21(6): 060603
Author Affiliations
Abstract
Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Optoelectronic Devices of Ministry of Education & Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Structural Physics and Devices, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
A hollow-core fiber based on photonic quasicrystal arrays is theoretically proposed for high-quality light wave propagation with high polarization maintaining performance and low nonlinearity. This fiber, called hollow-core photonic quasicrystal fiber (HC-PQF), can simultaneously realize a high birefringence that reaches 1.345 × 10?2 and a small nonlinear coefficient of 1.63 × 10?3 W?1·km?1 at a communication wavelength of 1.55 μm due to the air-filled core and unique quasiperiodic fiber structure. To further demonstrate the controllability of the nonlinear coefficient and the application of sensor and polarization-maintaining fiber, the nonlinearity is investigated by filling different inert gases in the fiber core while the birefringence keeps a high order of 10?2. In the wavelength range λ ∈ [1.53 μm, 1.57 μm], the dispersion is near zero and flattened. The HC-PQF is expected to be used for applications in optical communication, high power pulse transmission, polarization beam splitters, etc.
fiber optics fibers polarization maintaining photonic crystal fibers Chinese Optics Letters
2020, 18(3): 030603
