Open AccessPlanar two-groove optical differentiator in a slab waveguide
Author(s) -
Leonid L. Doskolovich,
Evgeni A. Bezus,
Nikita V. Golovastikov,
Dmitry A. Bykov,
В. А. Сойфер
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.25.022328
Subject(s) - differentiator , optics , planar , waveguide , slab , groove (engineering) , reflection (computer programming) , signal (programming language) , ultrashort pulse , ridge , physics , materials science , computer science , telecommunications , laser , bandwidth (computing) , paleontology , computer graphics (images) , geophysics , metallurgy , programming language , biology
We propose a simple planar optical differentiator consisting of two grooves on the surface of a slab waveguide. The studied differentiator operates in reflection and enables temporal and spatial differentiation of optical pulses and beams propagating in the waveguide. The differentiation is associated with the excitation of an eigenmode localized at the ridge located between the grooves. The presented numerical simulation results demonstrate high-quality spatial, temporal and the so-called spatiotemporal differentiation. The proposed differentiator may find application in ultrafast analog computing and signal processing systems.