New Nonpolarizing Resonant Beam Splitters

IEEE Photonics Journal

Mehrdad Shokooh-Saremi¹  Robert Magnusson² 

[1] Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA;Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA;

关键词: Guided-mode resonance;    leaky-mode resonance;    particle swarm optimization;    beam splitters;   

DOI  :  10.1109/JPHOT.2010.2057502

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

We present wideband nonpolarizing beam splitters (NPBSs) for the telecommunication C-band. We show that silicon-on-insulator subwavelength periodic elements operating near leaky-mode resonance provide useful spectral expressions enabling effective beam division. Particle swarm optimization is the design method of choice. Periodic single-layer and multilevel NPBSs are provided exhibiting ~50/50 beam ratio under oblique and normal incidence. We compare the spectral performance of the beam splitters with that of their thin-film effective-medium counterparts, thereby verifying the resonance-mediated origin of the spectra sought. The beam splitters are found to be reasonably tolerant to deviations in angle of incidence and structural parameters.

【 授权许可】

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