Asymmetrical Fabry-Perot cavity slot micro-ring resonator and its sensing characteristics

To achieve high quality factor and high-sensitivity refractive index sensor,a slot micro-ring resonator(MRR)based on asymmetric Fabry-Perot(FP)cavity was proposed.The structure consisted of a pair of elliptical holes to form an FP cavity and a microring resonator.The two different optical modes generated by the micro-ring resonator were destructively interfered to form a Fano line shape,which improved the system sensitivity while obtaining a higher quality factor and extinction ratio.The transmission principle of the structure was analyzed by the transfer matrix method.The transmission spectrum and mode field distribution of the proposed structure were simulated by the finite difference time domain(FDTD)method,and the key structural parameters affecting the Fano line shape in the device were optimized.The simulation results show that the quality factor of the device reached 22037.1,and the extinction ratio was 23.9 dB.By analyzing the refractive index sensing characteristics,the sensitivity of the structure was 354 nm·RIU−1,and the detection limit of the sensitivity was 2×10−4 RIU.Thus,the proposed compact asymmetric FP cavity slot micro-ring resonator has obvious advantages in sensing applications owing to its excellent performance.

Surface Plasmon Interference Lithography Assisted by a Fabry-Perot Cavity Composed of Subwavelength Metal Grating and Thin Metal Film

A surface plasmon interference lithography assisted by a Fabry-Perot （F-P） cavity composed of subwavelength metal gratings and a thin metal fihn is proposed to fabricate high-quality nanopatterns. The calculated results indicate that uniform straight interference fringes with high contrast and high electric-field intensity are formed in the resist under the F-P cavity. The analyses of spatial frequency spectra illuminate the physical mechanism of the formation for the interference fringes. The influence of the F-P cavity spacing is discussed in detail. Moreover, the error analyses reveal that all parameters except the metal grating period in this scheme can bear large tolerances for the device fabrication.

An Ultraviolet Fiber Fabry-Perot Cavity for Florescence Collection of Trapped Ions

We demonstrate a fiber Fabry-Pérot cavity in the ultraviolet range, which covers the florescence wavelength for the 2P to 2S transition of Yb and is designed in the bad cavity limit for florescence collection. Benefiting from both the small cavity mode volume and the large atom dipole, a cavity with moderate finesse and high transmission still supports a good cooperativity, which is made and tested in experiment. Based on the measured experimental parameters, simulation performed on the cavity and ion shows a Purcell factor better than 2.5 and a single-mode fiber collection efficiency over 10%. This technology can support ultra-bright single photon sources based on trapped ions and can provide the possibility to link remote atoms as a quantum network.

Improved Directivity of an OAM Antenna by a Fabry-Perot Cavity: An Experimental Study

The circular phased antenna array is commonly used for generating waves bearing Orbital Angular Momentum (OAM) in the radio frequency band, but it achieves a relatively low directivity. To overcome this drawback, we present here a method to improve the directivity of an OAM circular phased antenna array by embedding it inside a Fabry-Perot cavity. The Fabry-Perot cavity contains three main parts: a partially reflecting surface (PRS), an air cavity and a ground plane. Simulation data show that the directivity of this new OAM antenna achieves an improvement of 8.2 dB over the original array. A prototype is realized and characterized. The simulated and measured characteristics are in good agreement.

Low insertion loss silicon-based spatial light modulator with high reflective materials outside Fabry–Perot cavity

The extinction ratio and insertion loss of spatial light modulator are subject to the material problem, thus limiting its applications. One reflection-type silicon-based spatial light modulator with high reflective materials outside the Fabry-Perot cavity is demonstrated in this paper. The reflectivity values of the outside-cavity materials with different film layer numbers are simulated. The reflectivity values of 6-pair Ta2O5/SiO2 films at 1550 nm are experimentally verified to be as high as 99.9%. The surfaces of 6-pair Ta2O5/SiO2 films are smooth: their root-mean-square roughness values are as small as 0.53 nm. The insertion loss of the device at 1550 nm is only 1.2 dB. The high extinction ratio of the device at 1550 nm and 11 V is achieved to be 29.7 dB. The spatial light modulator has a high extinction ratio and low insertion loss for applications.

Dual-band simultaneous lasing in MOFs single crystals with Fabry-Perot microcavities

Multi-band microlasers based on single microcrystalline materials with Fabry-Perot(F-P) cavities are critically and technologically essential. Here, we demonstrate simultaneous dual-band lasing output(615 and 685 nm) in metal-organic frameworks(MOFs) and organic dyes hybrid single crystals, which support F-P resonances. Through a two-step assembly strategy, two different types of cationic pyridinium hemicyanine dye molecules can be encapsulated into the channel pores of anionic bioMOF-1-2 Me successfully. In addition, the employment of the host-guest system significantly increases the dye loading, enhances luminescent efficiency, and diminishes the aggregation-caused quenching(ACQ) effect in the resultant MOFs/dye composites.This finding not only combines the characteristic of MOFs materials with excellent luminescent properties of organic dyes, but also points out a simple and promising strategy to design multi-band microlasers based on F-P mechanism, opening a low-cost avenue for the rational design of miniaturized lasers in the future.

Design of Fiber Magnetic Field Sensor Based on Fiber Bragg Grating Fabry-Perot Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy

A novel fiber magnetic sensor based on the fiber Bragg grating Fabry-Perot （FBG-FP） cavity ring-down technique with pulse laser injection is proposed and demonstrated theoretically. A general expression of the intensity of the output electric field is derived, and the effect of the external magnetic field on the ring-down time is discussed. The results show that the output light intensity and the ring-down time of the FBG-FP cavity are in the inverse proportion to the magnitude of the external magnetic field. Our results demonstrate the new concept of the fiber magnetic sensor with the FBG-FP cavity ring-down spectroscopy and the technical feasibility.

Loss Measurement of High-Finesse Fabry-Perot Cavities

The loss of a high-finesse Fabry-Perot cavity was measured using frequency scan and cavity ring-down techniques.Different transverse modes were examined by sweeping the frequency of the laser across the corresponding resonances.In addition,cavity ring-down technique was used to measure the loss of the Fabry-Perot cavity and a simple model was employed to remove the influence of finite response time of the optical switch and the detection circuit.

High-sensitivity refractive index sensors based on Fano resonance in a metal-insulator-metal based arc-shaped resonator coupled with a rectangular stub

A metal-insulator-metal(MIM)-based arc-shaped resonator coupled with a rectangular stub(MARS) structure is proposed. This structure can generate two tunable Fano resonances originating from two different mechanisms. The structure has the advantage of being sensitive to the refractive index, and this feature makes it favorable for application in various microsensors. The relationship between the structural parameters and Fano resonance is researched using the finite element method(FEM) based on the software COMSOL Multiphysics 5.4. The simulation reveals that the sensitivity reaches1900 nm/refractive index unit(RIU), and the figure of merit(FOM) is 23.75.

Analysis of Focusing Orbital Angular Momentum Wave Using Fabry-Perot Cavity

One of the biggest obstacles to the application of orbital angular momentum(OAM)in the microwave field is its divergence problem.This paper presents a full analysis of generating and focusing OAM waves using original and improved Fabry-Perot(F-P)cavities.Utilizing combination of microstrip antenna and original F-P cavity,the gain of the OAM antenna is enhanced from 4.0 dBi to 9.3 dBi and the corresponding divergence angle is decreased from 41to 24.To further improve the performance of the OAM antenna,the improved F-P cavity is introduced.The simulated results show that the gain is further enhanced to 12.0 dBi and the divergence angle is further decreased to be 15.

THE NEW BEHAVIOR OF BIFURCATION AND CHAOS IN A NONLINEAR FABRY-PEROT CAVITY

Ⅰ. INTRODUCTION In a Fabry-Perot cavity, there exist two electric fields, which propagate in the counter direction and interact with each other via the absorber, so that the theoretical analysis of the Fabry-Perot system is very complicated. On account of this, many authors had focused their attention on the ring cavity, a considerably simple system. It was proposed as a

Centimeter scale color printing with grayscale lithography

Structural color from artificial structures,due to its environmental friendliness and excellent durability,represents a route for color printing applications.Among various physical mechanisms,the Fabry–Perot(F–P)cavity effect provides a powerful way to generate vivid colors in either the reflection or transmission direction.Most of the previous F–P type color printing works rely on electron beam grayscale lithography,however,with this technique it is challenging to make large-area and low-cost devices.To circumvent this constraint,we propose to fabricate the F–P type color printing device by the laser grayscale lithography process.The F–P cavity consists of two thin silver films as mirrors and a photoresist film with a spatially variant thickness as the spacer layer.By controlling the laser exposure dose pixel by pixel,a centimeter-scale fullcolor printing device with a spatial resolution up to 5μm×5μm is demonstrated.The proposed large area color printing device may have great potential in practical application areas such as color displays,hyperspectral imaging,advanced painting,and so on.

Ultrasensitive monolayer-MoS_(2) heterojunction photodetectors realized via an asymmetric Fabry-Perot cavity

Two-dimensional(2D)materials have attracted significant attention as a promising candidate for electronic and optoelectronic devices.However,low absorption impairs the performance of few-layer 2D material-based photodetectors(PDs).Herein,we purpose an asymmetric Fabry-Perot cavity consisting of a dielectric layer and metallic film to enhance the interactions between light and monolayer molybdenum disulfide(MoS_(2)).The external quantum efficiency of the monolayer MoS_(2)heterojunction PD is enhanced by more than two orders of magnitude via optimizing the thickness of the dielectric layer.The monolayer-MoS_(2)/nickel oxide heterojunction PD exhibits a large on/off ratio of 2×10^(5),a responsivity of 703 A W^(-1),and an ultrahigh detectivity of 1.31×10^(15)Jones.The detectivity is the best value ever reported for monolayer-MoS_(2)heterojunction PDs.Our results may pave the way for high-performance 2D materialbased PDs.

Theoretical analysis of transmission characteristics for all fiber,multi-cavity Fabry-Perot filters based on fiber Bragg gratings

The characteristics of transmission spectra for the all fiber, multi-cavity Fabry- Perot （FP） configuration based on fiber Bragg gratings （FBG） are theoretically analyzed and modeled. The general transmission matrix function for the structure with any number of cavities is derived, and explicit expression of the power trans- mission coefficient for symmetrical two-cavity FP is presented. The general condi- tions for flat-top single resonant peak at the central wavelength in FBG stop band are derived and verified in the numerical simulation section. The transmission peaks of single-cavity and two-cavity FP structures are compared and discussed, and results show that compared to the single-cavity FP, flatness of the top and steepness at the edge of transmission peak can be improved by introducing one more cavity. The resonant transmission peak properties of two-cavity structure are investigated in detail for various values of cavity length and FBGs with different reflection characteristics, and the design guidelines for transmission-type filters are presented. The results show that the steepness of peak slope can be improved by increase of FBG reflectivities, and these kinds of filters can be used as nar- row-band single-channel selectors and multi-channel wavelength de-multiplexing by properly choosing the length of cavities and reflectivities of FBGs.

A Novel Analytical Approach for Multi-Layer Diaphragm-Based Optical Microelectromechanical-System Pressure Sensors

An optical microelectromechanical-system （MEMS） pressure sensor based on multi-layer circular diaphragm is described and analysed by using the proposed novel analytical approach and the traditional transfer matrix method. The analytical expressions of the deflection of multi-layer diaphragm and absolute optical reflectance are derived respectively. The influence of residual stress on the deflection of diaphragm is also analysed. Simulation results given by the finite element method are consistent with the ones which are analysed by using the analytical approach. The analytical approach will be helpful to design and fabricate the optical MEMS pressure sensors with multi-layer diaphragm based on Fabry-Perot interferometry.

Highly Angular Tolerant Transmission Filters for Narrow-Band Image Sensors

A dielectric transmittance filter composed of subwavelength grating sandwiched between two few-layers distributed Bragg reflectors (DBRs) is proposed with the aim of being compatible with CMOS technology and to be tunable by lithographic means of the grating pattern without the need of thickness changes, in the broad spirit of metamaterials. The DBR mirrors form a Fabry-Perot (FP) cavity whose resonant frequency can be tuned by changing the effective refractive index of the cavity, here, by tailoring the in-plane filling factor of the grating. The structure has been studied and designed by performing numerical simulations using Fourier Modal Method (FMM). This filter proves to have high broad angular tolerance up to ±30˚. This feature is crucial for evaluating the spectral performance of narrow-band filters especially the so-called Ambient light sensors (ALS). By analyzing the transmittance spectral distributions in the band diagram, it is found that the angular tolerance is due to coupling between the FP and the guided mode inside the cavity in analogy to resonances occurring within multimode periodic waveguides in a different context.

Parameter Optimization of Digital Locking of an Optical Cavity

The combination of an optical cavity and a proportional-integral(PI)controller is commonly used in experimental quantum optical fields.In this study,an optimal PI controller for an optical cavity was designed based on the average-squared value of the error signal.The controller was implemented using a field-programmable gate array(FPGA)data acquisition board and LabVIEW software.The overall gain of the controller is optimized by adopting the cavity transmission as an optical power reference,such that the cavity locking performance does not degrade as the optical power varies.

超稳激光频率锁定系统中干涉效应抑制与锁频电路设计

超稳激光是精密测量领域的关键工具,其频率稳定度很大程度上取决于频率锁定稳定度。笔者理论研究了干涉效应对锁频误差信号的影响,并通过实验研究了降低干涉效应的方法,以提高激光的频率锁定稳定度。经过优化后,锁频系统的锁定稳定度相对于参考腔线宽达到了9×10^(-7)。在参考腔线宽为21 kHz(精细度为7.5万)的情况下,将1.5μm激光的频率稳定度锁定到4.0×10^(-16)水平,接近10 cm参考腔的热噪声极限。本文所提降低干涉效应的方法是研制稳定度高达10^(-17)水平的超稳激光器的重要参考。

光栅外腔提高VCSEL微波调制效率实验研究

实验研究了垂直腔面发射激光器(vertical cavity surface emitting laser,VCSEL)在闪耀光栅作为外腔反馈时的直流和微波调制特性。VCSEL底部端面和外部闪耀光栅组成法布里-珀罗(Fabry-Perot,FP)腔,由于闪耀光栅的反馈作用,可以提高VCSEL微波调制效率。在VCSEL仅有直流电流驱动时,实验观察到了频率与FP腔长有关的边带功率,调节FP腔长,使FP腔谐振频率与微波调制频率耦合,可在相同微波功率下得到2倍的有效边带功率。研究结果表明,闪耀光栅外腔VCSEL可以在较宽的输入较小微波功率范围内得到较高的有效边带功率。本文研究将为微波调制VCSEL及其他半导体激光器应用提供一定的参考意义。

用于氢原子1S-2S光谱研究的超窄线宽243nm半导体激光

近年来,随着激光稳频技术的发展,人们可以把972nm的外腔半导体激光器产生的激光进行放大和四倍频,并将它锁定到超稳定的光学法布里-珀罗腔上,从而可以获得Hz量级超窄线宽的243nm激光,使其成为研究氢原子1S-2S双光子跃迁的有力工具.文章主要介绍了超稳腔、四倍频243nm半导体激光器的研究进展及在氢原子1S-2S双光子跃迁精密光谱研究中的应用.