Strain-induced modified form birefringence in a one- dimensional photonic crystal: An exact coupled-mode approach

Yann G. Boucher (1) , F.F.L. Bentivegna (2) , I.L. Lyubchanskii (3) , N.N. Dadoenkova (3) , A.E. Zabolotin (3) , A.L. Shyshmakov (3)

1 FOTON - Fonctions Optiques pour les Technologies de l'informatiON
2 Lab-STICC_ENIB_MOM_DIM
3 Donetsk Institute for Physics and Engineering named after A.A. Galkin

We use an exact coupled-mode theory to describe the effect of interfacial strain on the optical properties of a one-dimensional photonic crystal, with special emphasis on modified form birefringence coming from strain-induced local anisotropy. Parallel and perpendicular states of polarization being totally decoupled, we easily extract in each case an effective coupling constant and an effective detuning from the transfer matrix of the unit cell.

Mots clés: Coupled-Mode Theory; Transfer Matrix Formalism; Couplonics; Photonic Band Gap

Domaines: Optique [physics.optics]

Yann G. Boucher, F.F.L. Bentivegna, I.L. Lyubchanskii, N.N. Dadoenkova, A.E. Zabolotin, et al.. Strain-induced modified form birefringence in a one- dimensional photonic crystal: An exact coupled-mode approach. 2nd International Workshop on Theoretical and Computational Nanophotonics (Tacona-Photonics 2009), Oct 2009, Bad Honnef, Germany. pp.102. ⟨hal-00940296⟩