摘要:
A photonic crystal waveguide and a homogeneous medium waveguide for enabling a steep bend and arrangement at an arbitrary angle with low propagation loss. A photonic crystal waveguide has a core formed by a photonic crystal having periodicity in the Y-direction. Electromagnetic wave is propagated by a band on the Brillouin zone boundary of the photonic band structure of the core. A side face of the core parallel to the Y-direction is in contact with a homogeneous medium having a refractive index of ns, and the condition of λ0/ns>aλ/(λ2/4+a2)0.5 is satisfied when the wavelength in vacuum of the electromagnetic wave is represented by λ0, the period of the photonic crystal is represented by a, and the period in the XZ-plane direction of the wave propagated through the core is represented by λ.
摘要:
An optical path conversion element includes a photonic crystal exhibiting periodicity of refractive index in one direction and using as an incident end face one of end faces substantially parallel with the periodicity direction of refractive index and an exit end face opposite the incident end face, an incident part for passing an incident light through the incident end face such that a propagation light is generated in the photonic crystal by a band on a Brillouin zone boundary, and a device for changing a photonic band structure of the photonic crystal and/or a device for changing a propagation optical path length that is a distance from the incident end face to the exit end face.
摘要:
A photonic crystal optical waveguide includes a optical waveguide portion having a core made of a photonic crystal with a structure having a periodic refractive index in at least one direction perpendicular to a propagation direction of guided light and having a uniform refractive index in the propagation direction of the guided light, and a cladding arranged in contact with the core, in order to confine the guided light in the core, and an incident-side phase modulation portion arranged in close proximity or in contact with an incident surface of the core.
摘要:
A waveguide element 21 including a photonic crystal waveguide including a core 4 that is constituted by a photonic crystal having a refractive index periodicity at least in one direction, and that propagates an electromagnetic wave in a direction in which the photonic crystal does not have the refractive index periodicity. At least one of materials forming the core 4 constituted by the photonic crystal, and at least a portion of a cladding in contact with a side face of the core 4 are constituted by a fluid 6. Thus, it is possible to provide a waveguide element that can be used as a light control element, can be produced easily and also can be applied to an optical sensor.
摘要:
An optical element of the present invention includes a structure having at least one convex portion and at least one concave portion formed so as to be adjacent to either one of the convex portions. At least one surface of the structure is covered, and the optical element has a hollow portion. At least one surface of the structure is covered with a covering layer formed by a deposition process.
摘要:
A method for producing an aspherical structure according to the invention includes the steps of: forming a layer on a surface of a substrate so that the layer exhibits an etching rate distribution in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the substrate; forming a mask having a predetermined opening shape on the surface of the layer; and etching the layer to thereby form at least one aspherical concave portion. When each concave portion is used as a molding tool so that a resin with which the concave portion is filled is solidified and removed from the concave portions an aspherical lens array can be formed accurately.
摘要:
A wavelength separator includes a one-dimensional photonic crystal structure formed by providing a plurality of grooves in parallel with one another at uniform intervals in a homogeneous medium, and has an incident end face formed obliquely with respect to a direction in which the grooves extend, and an output end face formed approximately perpendicular to the incident end face.
摘要:
A waveguide element 21 including a photonic crystal waveguide including a core 4 that is constituted by a photonic crystal having a refractive index periodicity at least in one direction, and that propagates an electromagnetic wave in a direction in which the photonic crystal does not have the refractive index periodicity. At least one of materials forming the core 4 constituted by the photonic crystal, and at least a portion of a cladding in contact with a side face of the core 4 are constituted by a fluid 6. Thus, it is possible to provide a waveguide element that can be used as a light control element, can be produced easily and also can be applied to an optical sensor.
摘要:
An optical waveguide device 1a is configured to include a straight waveguide 2a and bottleneck portions 3a provided in two locations in the longitudinal direction of the waveguide 2a. In the optical waveguide device 1a, light confinement is implemented in all surfaces. This permits provision of an optical waveguide device, wherein a reflector or resonator can be provided in a waveguide using a simple configuration.
摘要:
A photonic crystal waveguide and a homogeneous medium waveguide for enabling a steep bend and arrangement at an arbitrary angle with low propagation loss. A photonic crystal waveguide has a core formed by a photonic crystal having periodicity in the Y-direction. Electromagnetic wave is propagated by a band on the Brillouin zone boundary of the photonic band structure of the core. A side face of the core parallel to the Y-direction is in contact with a homogeneous medium having a refractive index of ns, and the condition of λ0/ns>aλ/(λ2/4+a2)0.5 is satisfied when the wavelength in vacuum of the electromagnetic wave is represented by λ0, the period of the photonic crystal is represented by a, and the period in the XZ-plane direction of the wave propagated through the core is represented by λ.