Active Quasi-BIC Enabled Optical Vortex Generation

Electromagnetic beams that carry orbital angular momentum (OAM) have enormous potential in various applications. By exploiting the winding topology of quasi-BIC modes around the polarization singularity in k-space, a novel optical vortex (OV) generation method has been recently proposed. Compared with the conventional approaches, this method can lead to robust OV generators which are feasible and easy to fabricate. Here, by leveraging the nonlinear dynamics of silicon, we demonstrate a silicon-based quasi-BIC platform supporting optically switchable OV generation. A Huygens sources-based model extends the near-field (NF) spatial modal analysis to the far-field (FF) region. Meanwhile, the OV switching effects in the picosecond scale are studied using nonlinear modeling at near-infrared wavelengths. The demonstrated nontrivial topological nature can expand the applications of BICbased devices in many areas including high-capacity optical communication and mode division multiplexing.

Published in: 2023 International Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society Symposium (ACES)

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Work Title Active Quasi-BIC Enabled Optical Vortex Generation
Subtitle 2023 International Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society Symposium (ACES)
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  1. Yuhao Wu
  2. Lei Kang
  3. Sawyer Campbell
  4. P L Werner
  5. D Werner
Keyword
  1. orbital calculations
  2. optical polarization
  3. optical switches
  4. windings
  5. optical device fabrication
  6. optical vertices
  7. silicon
  8. quasi-BIC
  9. topological photonics
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Work Type Article
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  1. IEEE
Publication Date May 9, 2023
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  1. https://doi.org/10.23919/aces57841.2023.10114756
Deposited September 09, 2024

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    • orbital calculations, optical polarization, optical switches, windings, optical device fabrication, optical vertices, silicon, quasi-BIC, topological photonics
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    • 2023-03-26
    • 2023-05-09
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    • Electromagnetic beams that carry orbital angular momentum (OAM) have enormous potential in various applications. By exploiting the winding topology of quasi-BIC modes around the polarization singularity in k-space, a novel optical vortex (OV) generation method has been recently proposed. Compared with the conventional approaches, this method can lead to robust OV generators which are feasible and easy to fabricate. Here, by leveraging the nonlinear dynamics of silicon, we demonstrate a silicon-based quasi-BIC platform supporting optically switchable OV generation. A Huygens sources-based model extends the near-field (NF) spatial modal analysis to the far-field (FF) region. Meanwhile, the OV switching effects in the picosecond scale are studied using nonlinear modeling at near-infrared wavelengths. The demonstrated nontrivial topological nature can expand the applications of BICbased devices in many areas including high-capacity optical communication and mode division multiplexing.
    • Published in: 2023 International Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society Symposium (ACES)