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Arash Joushaghani1, Rajiv Iyer, Joyce K S Poon

  • 1Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. arash.joushaghani@utoronto.ca

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Area of Science:

  • Physics
  • Optics
  • Condensed Matter Physics

Background:

  • Waveguide arrays are crucial for controlling light propagation.
  • Dynamic localization is a phenomenon where light remains confined within a waveguide.
  • Curvature in waveguide arrays can influence light localization.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate dynamic localization in strongly coupled curved waveguide arrays with non-square-wave periodic curvatures.
  • To explore the effect of curvature profile on dynamic localization bandwidth.
  • To develop a general method for controlling localization bandwidth.

Main Methods:

  • Theoretical analysis of strongly coupled curved waveguide arrays.
  • Numerical simulations of light propagation in arrays with periodic, non-square-wave curvatures.
  • Investigation of deviated-square-wave curvature profiles.

Main Results:

  • Exact dynamic localization was observed in the general case.
  • A six-fold change in dynamic localization bandwidth was achieved by altering a design parameter in the deviated-square-wave curvature.
  • A clear relationship between bandwidth and curvature profile was established.

Conclusions:

  • The study provides a general method to control dynamic localization bandwidth in curved waveguide arrays.
  • Precise control over light localization is achievable by tailoring curvature profiles.
  • Findings have implications for optical device design and light manipulation.