Dichroic Optical Diode Transmission in Two Dislocated Parallel Metallic Gratings
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Published on: April 20, 2016
Pengwei Xu1, Xuefeng Lv1, Jing Chen2,3
1MOE Key Laboratory of Weak Light Nonlinear Photonics, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Photonics and Technology of Information Science, School of Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.
Abstract:
An optical diode structure with two dislocated parallel metallic gratings is proposed and investigated numerically. Dichroic optical diode transmission is realized in this structure, i.e., optical diode effect is observed in two wavebands corresponding to inverse transmission directions. In the structure, two parallel metallic gratings with different grating constants are separated by a dielectric slab in between. The first illuminated grating acts as a selector for exciting surface plasmons at a proper wavelength. The other grating acts as an emitter to realize optical transmission. When the incident direction is reversed, the roles of two gratings exchange and surface plasmons are excited at another wavelength. In dichroic transmission wavebands, the optical diode structure exhibits extraordinary transmission and possesses high optical isolation up to 1. Furthermore, the operating wavebands can be modulated by changing structure parameters.
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