• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 10, Issue 4, 980 (2022)
Hongbin Ma1、2、3, Dongdong Li1、2、3, Nanxuan Wu1、2、3, Yiyun Zhang1、2、3, Hongsheng Chen1、2、3、4、*, and Haoliang Qian1、2、3、5、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Interdisciplinary Center for Quantum Information, State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, College of Information Science and Electronic Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
  • 2ZJU-Hangzhou Global Science and Technology Innovation Center, Key Laboratory of Advanced Micro/Nano Electronic Devices & Smart Systems of Zhejiang, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
  • 3International Joint Innovation Center, ZJU-UIUC Institute, Zhejiang University, Haining 314400, China
  • 4e-mail: hansomchen@zju.edu.cn
  • 5e-mail: haoliangqian@zju.edu.cn
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.450747 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Hongbin Ma, Dongdong Li, Nanxuan Wu, Yiyun Zhang, Hongsheng Chen, Haoliang Qian. Nonlinear all-optical modulator based on non-Hermitian PT symmetry[J]. Photonics Research, 2022, 10(4): 980 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    All-optical modulators with ultrahigh speed are in high demand due to the rapid development of optical interconnection and computation. However, due to weak photon–photon interaction, the advancement of all-optical modulators is consequently hampered by the large footprint and high power consumption. In this work, the enhanced sensitivity around an exceptional point (EP) from parity-time (PT) symmetry theory is initiatively introduced into a nonlinear all-optical modulator design. Further, a non-Hermitian all-optical modulator based on PT symmetry is proposed, which utilizes the large Kerr nonlinearity from indium tin oxide (ITO) in its epsilon-near-zero (ENZ) region. The whole system is expected to operate around EP, giving rise to the advantages of nanoscale integration and large modulation depth. This presented modulator with high efficiency and high-speed all-optical control can be commendably extended to the design methodology of various nanostructures and further prompt the development of all-optical signal processing.
    H0=HL+HPT=[12iγ00012iγ0]+[β0+12iγ0κ0κ0β012iγ0],

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    λ1,2=Re(β012iγ0)±124κ02γ02.

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    idA1(x)dx=(β1iγ1)A1(x)+κ12A2(x),

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    idA2(x)dx=(β2iγ2)A2(x)+κ21A1(x),

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    H1=[β1iγ1κκβ2iγ2].

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    λ1,2=12[(β1iγ1)+(β2iγ2)]±124κ2(γ1γ2)2.

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    κ=π2L0,(C1)

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    Vgωβ,(D1)

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    Hongbin Ma, Dongdong Li, Nanxuan Wu, Yiyun Zhang, Hongsheng Chen, Haoliang Qian. Nonlinear all-optical modulator based on non-Hermitian PT symmetry[J]. Photonics Research, 2022, 10(4): 980
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