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- Title
All-dielectric scale invariant waveguide.
- Authors
Rodrigues, Janderson R.; Dave, Utsav D.; Mohanty, Aseema; Ji, Xingchen; Datta, Ipshita; Chaitanya, Shriddha; Shim, Euijae; Gutierrez-Jauregui, Ricardo; Almeida, Vilson R.; Asenjo-Garcia, Ana; Lipson, Michal
- Abstract
Total internal reflection (TIR) governs the guiding mechanisms of almost all dielectric waveguides and therefore constrains most of the light in the material with the highest refractive index. The few options available to access the properties of lower-index materials include designs that are either lossy, periodic, exhibit limited optical bandwidth or are restricted to subwavelength modal volumes. Here, we propose and demonstrate a guiding mechanism that leverages symmetry in multilayer dielectric waveguides as well as evanescent fields to strongly confine light in low-index materials. The proposed waveguide structures exhibit unusual light properties, such as uniform field distribution with a non-Gaussian spatial profile and scale invariance of the optical mode. This guiding mechanism is general and can be further extended to various optical structures, employed for different polarizations, and in different spectral regions. Therefore, our results can have huge implications for integrated photonics and related technologies. The Authors present an exciting dielectric waveguide mechanism that can confine light in regions of varying sizes, unlike conventional designs. The platform offers a unique blend of properties by leveraging radiation modes while minimizing optical losses. This work holds promise for serving as the next generation of fundamental building blocks for integrated photonics applications.
- Subjects
DIELECTRIC waveguides; OPTICAL losses; WAVEGUIDES; REFRACTIVE index; OPTICAL limiting; PHOTONICS; RADIATION
- Publication
Nature Communications, 2023, Vol 14, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2041-1723
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41467-023-42234-1