Two different experimental techniques for preparing and analysing superpositions of Gaussian and Laguerre-Gaussian modes are presented. These involve exploiting an interferometric method in one case and using computer-generated holograms in the other. It is shown that by shifting a hologram with respect to an incoming Gaussian beam, different superpositions of the Gaussian and the Laguerre-Gaussian beam can be produced. An analytical expression connecting the relative phase, the amplitudes of the modes and the displacement of the hologram is given. The application of such orbital angular momenta superpositions in quantum experiments such as quantum cryptography is discussed.

Superpositions of the orbital angular momentum for applications in quantum experiments : Special issue on atoms and angular momentum of light

In this work we study the quantum dynamics emerging when quantum emitters exchange excitations with a two-dimensional bosonic bath with a Dirac cone dispersion. We show that a single quantum emitter spectrally tuned in the vicinity of the Dirac point relaxes following a logarithmic law in time. Moreover, when several emitters are coupled to the bath at that frequency, long-range coherent interactions between them appear which decay inversely proportional to their distance without exponential attenuation. We analyze both the finite and infinite system situation using both perturbative and nonperturbative methods.

Exotic quantum dynamics and purely long-range coherent interactions in Dirac conelike baths

A comprehensive comparison of photonic band gap and self-collimation based 2D square array waveguides

The add drop filter (ADF) is one of the most significant devices for coarse wavelength division multiplexing (CWDM) systems to add and/or drop a required channel individually from multiplexed output channels without disturbing other channels. The important parameters of the ADF are coupling efficiency, dropping efficiency, passband width and Q factor. Photonic crystal (PC)-based optical devices have attracted great interest due to their compactness, speed of operation, long life period, suitability for photonic integrated circuits, and future optical networks. Here, an extensive overview of a photonic crystal ring resonator (PCRR)-based ADF using a different shape of ring resonator is presented, and its corresponding functional parameters are discussed. Finally, the designed circular PCRR-based ADF for an ITU-T G 694.2 CWDM system is presented. Approximately 100% of coupling efficiency and dropping efficiency, 114.69 of Q factor, and 13 nm of passband width is obtained through simulation, which outperforms the reported one.

https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/journals/optical-engineering/volume-52/issue-6/060901/Photonic-crystal-ring-resonator-based-add-drop-filters--a/10.1117/1.OE.52.6.060901.pdf

Photonic crystal ring resonator-based add drop filters: a review

Perfect absorbers are indispensable components for energy harvesting applications. While many absorbers have been proposed, they encounter inevitable drawbacks including bulkiness or instability over time. The urge for CMOS compatible absorber that can be integrated for on chip applications requires further investigation. We theoretically demonstrate Silicon (Si) based mid IR super absorber with absorption (A) reaching 0.948. Our structure is composed of multilayered N-doped Si/ Si hyperbolic metamaterial (HMM) integrated with sub-hole Si grating. Our proposed structure has tunable absorption peak that can be tuned from 4.5 µm to 11 µm through changing the grating parameters. We also propose two grating designs integrated with N-doped Si/ Si HMM that can achieve wide band absorption. The first grating design is based on Si grating incorporating different holes' height with (A) varying between 0.83 and 0.97 for wavelength from 5 µm to 7 µm. The second grating design is based on Si grating with variable holes' diameter; the latter shows broad band absorption with the maximum (A) reaching 0.97. We also show that our structure is omnidirectional. We propose an all Si based absorber which demonstrates a good candidate for thermal harvesting application.

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Silicon based mid-ir super absorber using hyperbolic metamaterial

Optical cavities and waveguides are essential building blocks of many modern optical devices. They rely upon photonic bandgaps, or total internal reflections, to achieve field confinement. Here a new phenomenon is reported of wave localization that is attributable to neither of the above light guiding mechanisms. It is found that what is known as the Dirac point within a photonic band structure can play the role of a photonic bandgap with the establishment of field confinement. The new localized mode occurs at a Dirac frequency that is beyond any complete photonic bandgap, and exhibits a unique algebraic profile. The features of this new wave localization will add new capabilities and more flexibility to the design techniques of novel photonic components and photonic chip architectures.

Trapped photons at a Dirac point: a new horizon for photonic crystals

In this work, the self-collimating phenomenon in two-dimensional rhombic-lattice photonic crystals is discussed in detail. The equi-frequency contours of a rhombic-lattice rod-type photonic crystal structure are calculated with the plane wave expansion method for different lattice angles and rod radii. A broad range of flat and open equi-frequency contours is found. A rhombic-lattice photonic crystal made of 301???21 silicon rods (n?=?3.5) in air is presented as an illustration to demonstrate the broadband all-angle self-collimation. The bandwidth for all-angle self-collimation is verified to be 17.42% of the central frequency by simulations based on the finite-difference time-domain method. The all-angle self-collimation is found to be polarization-independent and the frequency for simultaneous TM and TE all-angle self-collimation is identified and verified by finite-difference time-domain simulations.

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2040-8978/14/1/015002/pdf

All-angle self-collimation in two-dimensional rhombic-lattice photonic crystals

A Cassegrain antenna system and an optical fiber coupling system which consists of a plano-concave lens and a plano-convex lens are designed based on the vector theory of reflection and refraction, so as to improve the transmission performance of the optical antenna and fiber coupling system. Three-dimensional ray tracing simulation are performed and results of the optical aberrations calculation and the experimental test show that the aberrations caused by on-axial defocusing, off-axial defocusing and deflection of receiving antenna can be well corrected by the optical fiber coupling system.

Design optical antenna and fiber coupling system based on the vector theory of reflection and refraction.

An optical model with a hyperbola-parabola primary mirror added in the Cassegrain optical antenna, which can effectively improve the transmission efficiency, is proposed in this paper. The optimum parameters of a hyperbola-parabola primary mirror and a secondary mirror for the optical antenna system have been designed and analyzed in detail. The parabola-hyperbola primary structure optical antenna is obtained to improve the transmission efficiency of 10.60% in theory, and the simulation efficiency changed 9.359%. For different deflection angles to the receiving antenna with the emit antenna, the coupling efficiency curve of the optical antenna has been obtained.

Ping Jiang

Papers

Trapped photons at a Dirac point: a new horizon for photonic crystals

All-angle self-collimation in two-dimensional rhombic-lattice photonic crystals

Design optical antenna and fiber coupling system based on the vector theory of reflection and refraction.

Hyperbola-parabola primary mirror in Cassegrain optical antenna to improve transmission efficiency.

An optimum structure design for Cassegrain optical system