Complete Band Gaps - Massachusetts Institute of...
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Complete Band Gaps:
You can leave home without them.
Photonic Crystals:Periodic Surprises in Electromagnetism
Steven G. Johnson
MIT
How else can we confine light?
Total Internal Reflection
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rays at shallow angles > θc
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Snell’s Law:
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< 1, so θc is real
i.e. TIR can only guidewithin higher indexunlike a band gap
Total Internal Reflection?
ni > no
no
rays at shallow angles > θc
are totally reflected
So, for example,a discontiguous structure can’t possibly guide by TIR…
the rays can’t stay inside!
Total Internal Reflection?
ni > no
no
rays at shallow angles > θc
are totally reflected
So, for example,a discontiguous structure can’t possibly guide by TIR…
or can it?
Total Internal Reflection Redux
ni > no
no
ray-optics picture is invalid on λ scale (neglects coherence, near field…)
Snell’s Law is reallyconservation of k|| and ω:
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θo|ki| sinθi = |ko| sinθo
|k| = nω/c
(wavevector) (frequency)
k||
translationalsymmetry
conserved!
Waveguide Dispersion Relationsi.e. projected band diagrams
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light coneprojection of all k⊥ in no
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higher-index corepulls down state
( ∞)
higher-order modesat larger ω, β
weakly guided (field mostly in no)
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Strange Total Internal ReflectionIndex Guiding
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A Hybrid Photonic Crystal:1d band gap + index guiding
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slow-light band edge
A Resonant Cavity
index-confined
photonic band gap
increased rod radiuspulls down “dipole” mode
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radiationThe trick is to
keep theradiation small…
Meanwhile, back in reality…
5 µm
[ D. J. Ripin et al., J. Appl. Phys. 87, 1578 (2000) ]
d = 703nmd = 632nmd
Air-bridge Resonator: 1d gap + 2d index guiding
bigger cavity= longer λ
Time for Two Dimensions…
2d is all we really need for many interesting devices…darn z direction!
How do we make a 2d bandgap?
Most obvioussolution?
make2d patternreally tall
How do we make a 2d bandgap?
If height is finite,we must couple to
out-of-plane wavevectors…
kz not conserved
A 2d band diagram in 3d
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This is what we’d liketo have in 3d, too!
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A 2d band diagram in 3d
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Let’s start with the 2dband diagram.
This is what we’d liketo have in 3d, too!
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3D Structure:
No! When we includeout-of-plane propagation,
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wavevectorfrequency
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but this emptyspace looks useful…
Photonic-Crystal Slabs
2d photonic bandgap + vertical index guiding
[ S. G. Johnson and J. D. Joannopoulos, Photonic Crystals: The Road from Theory to Practice ]
Rod-Slab Projected Band Diagram
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light cone
The Light Cone:All possible statespropagating in the air
The Guided Modes:Cannot couple tothe light cone… —> confined to the slab
Thickness is critical.Should be about λ/2 (to have a gap & be single-mode)
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Symmetry in a Slab
2d: TM and TE modes
slab: odd (TM-like) and even (TE-like) modes
mirror planez = 0
rE
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Like in 2d, there may only be a band gapin one symmetry/polarization
Slab Gaps
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Triangular Latticeof Air Holes
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light cone light cone
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Substrates, for the Gravity-Impaired
substrate
(rods or holes)
substrate breaks symmetry:some even/odd mixing “kills” gap
BUTwith strong confinement
(high index contrast)
mixing can be weak
superstrate restores symmetry
“extruded” substrate= stronger confinement
(less mixing evenwithout superstrate
Extruded Rod Substrate
S. Assefa, L. A. Kolodziejski
high index
Air-membrane Slabs
[ N. Carlsson et al., Opt. Quantum Elec. 34, 123 (2002) ]
who needs a substrate?
2µm
AlGaAs
Optimal Slab Thickness~ λ/2, but λ/2 in what material?
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Photonic-Crystal Building Blocks
point defects(cavities)
line defects(waveguides)
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We cannot completelyremove the rods—novertical confinement!
Reduced-Index Waveguide Modes
x →
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Inevitable Radiation Losseswhenever translational symmetry is broken
e.g. at cavities, waveguide bends, disorder…
k is no longer conserved!
ω(conserved)
coupling to light cone= radiation losses
All Is Not Lost
Qw
A simple model device (filters, bends, …):
Qr
Q1
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Qw1= +
Q = lifetime/period = frequency/bandwidth
We want: Qr >> Qw
1 – transmission ~ 2Q / Qr
worst case: high-Q (narrow-band) cavities
Semi-analytical losses
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( ) ( , ) ( ) ( )= ′ ⋅ ′ ⋅ ′∫ ω ε∆
far-field(radiation) Green’s function
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near-field(cavity mode)
defect
A low-lossstrategy:
Make field insidedefect small
= delocalize mode
Make defect weak= delocalize mode
(ε = 12)
Monopole Cavity in a Slab
decreasing ε
Lower the ε of a single rod: push upa monopole (singlet) state.
Use small ∆ε: delocalized in-plane, & high-Q (we hope)
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Weaker defect with more unit cells.
More delocalizedat the same point in the gap(i.e. at same bulk decay rate)
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Hole Slabε=11.56
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Reduce radius of7 holes to 0.2a
Q = 2500near mid-gap (∆freq = 0.03)
Very robust to roughness(note pixellization, a = 10 pixels).
How do we compute Q?
1excite cavity with dipole source
(broad bandwidth, e.g. Gaussian pulse)
… monitor field at some point
(via 3d FDTD [finite-difference time-domain] simulation)
…extract frequencies, decay rates viasignal processing (FFT is suboptimal)
[ V. A. Mandelshtam, J. Chem. Phys. 107, 6756 (1997) ]
Pro: no a priori knowledge, get all ω’s and Q’s at once
Con: no separate Qw/Qr, Q > 500,000 hard, mixed-up field pattern if multiple resonances
How do we compute Q?
2excite cavity with
narrow-band dipole source(e.g. temporally broad Gaussian pulse)
(via 3d FDTD [finite-difference time-domain] simulation)
— source is at ω0 resonance,which must already be known (via )1
…measure outgoing power P and energy U
Q = ω0 U / P
Pro: separate Qw/Qr, arbitrary Q, also get field pattern
Con: requires separate run to get ω0, long-time source for closely-spaced resonances
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Semi-analytical losses
r r t r r r r rE x G x x E x x
defect
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far-field(radiation) Green’s function
(defect-freesystem)
near-field(cavity mode)
defect
Another low-lossstrategy:
exploit cancellationsfrom sign oscillations
Need a morecompact representation
Cannot cancel infinitely many E(x) integrals
Radiation pattern from localized source…
— use multipole expansion & cancel largest moment
Multipole Expansion[ Jackson, Classical Electrodynamics ]
+ + + …
radiated field =
dipole quadrupole hexapole
Each term’s strength = single integral over near field…one term is cancellable by tuning one defect parameter
Multipole Expansion[ Jackson, Classical Electrodynamics ]
+ + + …
radiated field =
dipole quadrupole hexapole
peak Q (cancellation) = transition to higher-order radiation
Multipoles in a 2d example
index-confined
photonic band gap
increased rod radiuspulls down “dipole” mode
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– +
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2d multipolecancellation
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… changing radius changed balance of dipoles
3d multipole cancellation?
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An Experimental (Laser) Cavity[ M. Loncar et al., Appl. Phys. Lett. 81, 2680 (2002) ]
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An Experimental (Laser) Cavity[ M. Loncar et al., Appl. Phys. Lett. 81, 2680 (2002) ]
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An Experimental (Laser) Cavity[ M. Loncar et al., Appl. Phys. Lett. 81, 2680 (2002) ]
cavity
quantum-well lasing threshold of 214µW(optically pumped @830nm, 1% duty cycle)
(InGaAsP)
Q ~ 2000 observed from luminescence
How can we get arbitrary Qwith finite modal volume?
Only one way:
a full 3d band gap
Now there are two ways.
[ M. R. Watts et al., Opt. Lett. 27, 1785 (2002) ]
The Basic Idea, in 2d
ε1
ε2 < ε1
ε1'
ε2' < ε1'
start with:junction of two waveguides
No radiation at junctionif the modes are perfectly matched
Perfect Mode Matching
ε1
ε2 < ε1
ε1'
ε2' < ε1'
requires:same differential equations and boundary conditions
Match differential equations…ε2 − ε1 = ε2' − ε1' …closely related to separability
[ S. Kawakami, J. Lightwave Tech. 20, 1644 (2002) ]
Perfect Mode Matching
ε1
ε2 < ε1
ε1'
ε2' < ε1'
requires:same differential equations and boundary conditions
Match boundary conditions:field must be TE
(E out of plane, in 2d)
(note switch in TE/TMconvention)
TE modes in 3d
for
cylindrical waveguides,
“azimuthally polarized”
TE0n modes
A Perfect Cavity in 3d
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Perfect indexconfinement
(no scattering)
+1d band gap
=3d confinement
(~ VCSEL + perfect lateral confinement)
A Perfectly Confined Mode
ε1', ε2' = 4, 1
ε1, ε2 = 9, 6λ/2 core
E energy density, vertical slice
Q limited only by finite size
G
G
G
G
G
GG
GG G
J
J
J
J
J
J
J
J
J
J
10
100
1000
10000
100000
1000000
1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5 6
Q
cladding R / core radius
N = 5
N = 10
~ fixed mode vol.V = (0.4λλλλ)3
Q-tipsThree independent mechanisms for high Q:
Delocalization : trade off modal size for Q
Multipole Cancellation : force higher-order far-field pattern
Qr grows monotonically towards band edge
Qr peaks inside gap
New nodal planes appear in far-field pattern at peak
Mode Matching : allows arbitrary Q, finite V
Requires special symmetry & materials
Forget these devices…
I just want a mirror.
ok
ω
k||
modesin crystal
TE
TM
Projected Bands of a 1d Crystal(a.k.a. a Bragg mirror)
incident light
k|| conserved
(normalincidence)
1d b
and
gap
light
line
of a
ir ω =
ck||
ω
k||
modesin crystal
TE
TM
Omnidirectional Reflection[ J. N. Winn et al, Opt. Lett. 23, 1573 (1998) ]
light
line
of a
ir ω =
ck||
in these ω ranges,there is
no overlapbetween modesof air & crystal
all incident light(any angle, polarization)
is reflectedfrom flat surface
needs: sufficient index contrast & nhi > nlo > 1
[ Y. Fink et al, Science 282, 1679 (1998) ]
Omnidirectional Mirrors in Practice
1
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
2
2.2
2.4
2.6
2.8
3
1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 2
Inde
x ra
tio,n
2 /n
1
Smaller index, n1
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
∆λ/λmid
6 9 12 150
5 0
10 0
0
5 0
10 0
0
5 0
10 0
0
5 0
10 0
0
5 0
10 0
normal
450 s
450 p
800 p
800 s
Refle
cta
nc
e (
%)
Wavelength (microns)
Te / polystyrene
Ref
lect
ance
(%
)
contours of omnidirectional gap size