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On-chip Non-reciprocal Optical Devices Based on Quantum Inspired Photonic Lattices
Department of Physics Publications
  • Ramy El-Ganainy, Michigan Technological University
  • A. Eisfeld, Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex System
  • Miguel Levy, Michigan Technological University
  • Demetrios N. Christodoulides, University of Central Florida
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2013
Abstract

We propose integrated optical structures that can be used as isolators and polarization splitters based on engineered photonic lattices. Starting from optical waveguide arrays that mimic Fock space (quantum state with a well-defined particle number) representation of a non-interacting two-site Bose Hubbard Hamiltonian, we show that introducing magneto-optic nonreciprocity to these structures leads to a superior optical isolation performance. In the forward propagation direction, an input TM polarized beam experiences a perfect state transfer between the input and output waveguide channels while surface Bloch oscillations block the backward transmission between the same ports. Our analysis indicates a large isolation ratio of 75 dB after a propagation distance of 8mm inside seven coupled waveguides. Moreover, we demonstrate that, a judicious choice of the nonreciprocity in this same geometry can lead to perfect polarization splitting.

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Citation Information
El-Ganainy, Ramy, Eisfeld, A., Levy, M., & Christodoulides, Demetrios N. (2013). On-chip Non-reciprocal Optical Devices Based on Quantum Inspired Photonic Lattices. Applied Physics Letters, 103(16). http://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/physics-fp/7/