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Zhengbin Li

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Analytical study of mode degeneracy in non-Hermitian photonic crystals with TM-like polarization

We present an analytical study of the mode degeneracy in non-Hermitian photonic crystals (PC) with $C_{4v}$ symmetry, from the perspective of the coupled-wave-theory (CWT). The wave couplings and leakages within the non-Hermitian PCs are depicted, and the condition of accidental triple degeneracy is derived which leads to a Dirac-cone like dispersion. We prove that, similar to the real Dirac-cone, the Dirac-cone like band in non-Hermitian PC possesses good linearity and isotropy in the vicinity of the $Γ$ point. Moreover, some topological transit of the band may occur when the parameters adiabatically evolve. However, the Berry phase remains zero at the $Γ$ point, indicated the Dirac-like-cone dosen't obey Dirac equation and it is only Dirac-cone.

physics.optics

Efficient laser noise reduction by locking to an actively stabilized fiber interferometer with 10 km arm imbalance

We report a laser noise reduction method by locking it to an actively stabilized fiber-based Mach Zehnder interferometer with 10 km optical fiber to achieve large arm imbalance. An acousto optic modulator is used for interferometer stabilization and heterodyne detection. The out-of-loop frequency noise is reduced by more than 90 dB for Fourier frequency at 1 Hz. This structure presents an efficient laser noise reduction method both at high Fourier frequency and low Fourier frequency. The signal of stabilized laser is transferred via a 10 km fiber link with a fractional frequency stability of 1.12 times 10-16 at 1 s. Compared with the fractional frequency stability of that when the interferometer is not stabilized, more than one order of magnitude is improved.

physics.optics

Analytical Perspective for Photonic Bound States in the Continuum in Photonic Crystal Slabs

We investigate the formation of photonic bound states in the continuum (BICs) in photonic crystal slabs from an analytical perspective. Unlike the stationary at-$Γ$ BICs which origin from the geometric symmetry, the tunable off-$Γ$ BICs are due to the weighted destructive via-the-continuum interference in the vicinity of accidental symmetry when the majority of the radiation is pre-canceled. The symmetric compatible nature of the off-$Γ$ BICs leads to a trapping of light that can be tuned through continuously varying the wavevector. With the analytical approach, we explain a reported experiment and predict the existence of a new BIC at an unrevealed symmetry.

physics.optics