• Acta Optica Sinica
  • Vol. 41, Issue 5, 0514001 (2021)
Xiaoming Ma1, Heming Wei2、**, Shuzhen Fan3、*, Yongfu Li3、4, Zhaojun Liu1、4, Xian Zhao3、4, and Jiaxiong Fang3、4、5
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Information Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Specialty Fiber Optics and Optical Access Networks, Joint International Research Laboratory of Specialty Fiber Optics and Advanced Communication, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
  • 3Center for Optics Research and Engineering (CORE), Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, China
  • 4Key Laboratory of Laser & Infrared System (Shandong University), Ministry of Education, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, China;
  • 5Key Laboratory of Infrared Imaging Materials and Detectors, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200083, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/AOS202141.0514001 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Xiaoming Ma, Heming Wei, Shuzhen Fan, Yongfu Li, Zhaojun Liu, Xian Zhao, Jiaxiong Fang. Whispering-Gallery-Mode Polymer Oval-Shaped Microcavity with Unidirectional Emission[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2021, 41(5): 0514001 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    In this paper, a whispering-gallery-mode (WGM) oval-shaped microcavity based on polymers was proposed, breaking the circular symmetry of traditional microcavities, and its wavelength-level notch on the boundary achieved unidirectional emission at an extremely low far-field divergence angle. In addition, the three-dimensional finite-difference time-domain method was used to investigate the WGM and unidirectional emission performances of the proposed microcavity, especially the influence of different deformation parameters on the far-field properties. With the optimal deformation parameters, the WGM near- and far-field performances of light field distribution near the wavelength of 536 nm were obtained. Besides, the effect of notch size on the output spectrum of the proposed microdisk was also analyzed. Then, extending the oval microdisk to an ovoid microsphere further reduced the beam divergence (~2.5°), with the highest unidirectional emission efficiency being 93%. Therefore, the proposed structure can function well as an excellent platform to explore the light-matter interaction, expand the research range of notched microcavities in the field of unidirectional emission, and promote the development of photonic microdevices in the fields of biomedicine and environmental detection.
    Xiaoming Ma, Heming Wei, Shuzhen Fan, Yongfu Li, Zhaojun Liu, Xian Zhao, Jiaxiong Fang. Whispering-Gallery-Mode Polymer Oval-Shaped Microcavity with Unidirectional Emission[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2021, 41(5): 0514001
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