TY - JOUR

T1 - Near-Field Light-Bending Photonic Switch: Physics of Switching Based on Three-Dimensional Poynting Vector Analysis

AU - Yue, Liyang

AU - Wang, Zengbo (James )

AU - Yan, Bing

AU - Xie, Yao

AU - Geints, Yuri E.

AU - Minin, Oleg

AU - Minin, Igor

PY - 2022/3/4

Y1 - 2022/3/4

N2 - Photonic hook is a high-intensity, bent light focus with a proportional curvature to the wavelength of the incident light. Based on this unique light-bending phenomenon, a novel nearfield photonic switch by means of a right-trapezoid dielectric Janus particle-lens embedded in the core of a planar waveguide is proposed for switching the photonic signals at two common optical communication wavelengths, 1310 nm and 1550 nm, by using numerical simulations. The signals at these two wavelengths can be guided to different routes according to their oppositely bent photonic hooks to realise wavelength selective switching. The switching mechanism is analysed by an in-housedeveloped three-dimensional (3D) Poynting vector visualisation technology. It demonstrates that the 3D distribution and number of Poynting vector vortexes produced by the particle highly affect the shapes and bending directions of the photonic hooks causing the near-field switching, and multiple independent high-magnitude areas matched by the regional Poynting vector streamlines can formthese photonic hooks. The corresponding mechanism can only be represented by 3D Poynting vector distributions and is being reported for the first time.

AB - Photonic hook is a high-intensity, bent light focus with a proportional curvature to the wavelength of the incident light. Based on this unique light-bending phenomenon, a novel nearfield photonic switch by means of a right-trapezoid dielectric Janus particle-lens embedded in the core of a planar waveguide is proposed for switching the photonic signals at two common optical communication wavelengths, 1310 nm and 1550 nm, by using numerical simulations. The signals at these two wavelengths can be guided to different routes according to their oppositely bent photonic hooks to realise wavelength selective switching. The switching mechanism is analysed by an in-housedeveloped three-dimensional (3D) Poynting vector visualisation technology. It demonstrates that the 3D distribution and number of Poynting vector vortexes produced by the particle highly affect the shapes and bending directions of the photonic hooks causing the near-field switching, and multiple independent high-magnitude areas matched by the regional Poynting vector streamlines can formthese photonic hooks. The corresponding mechanism can only be represented by 3D Poynting vector distributions and is being reported for the first time.

KW - Poynting vector

KW - optical switch

KW - photonic hook

KW - vortex

U2 - 10.3390/photonics9030154

DO - 10.3390/photonics9030154

M3 - Article

VL - 9

JO - Photonics

JF - Photonics

SN - 2304-6732

IS - 3

M1 - 154

ER -