Rainbow Trapping in Highly Doped Silicon Graded Grating Strip at the Terahertz Range

In this paper, we propose surface plasma polaritons (SPPs) propagating along the structure of grating grooves based on highly doped silicon, which exhibits better performance of exciting SPPs than metal at low frequency (e.g., microwaves, mid infrared, and terahertz). The dispersive properties of th...

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Main Authors: Yan Liu, Ruoying Kanyang, Genquan Han, Yao Shao, Cizhe Fang, Yan Huang, Siqing Zhang, Jincheng Zhang, Yue Hao
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author Yan Liu
Ruoying Kanyang
Genquan Han
Yao Shao
Cizhe Fang
Yan Huang
Siqing Zhang
Jincheng Zhang
Yue Hao
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Genquan Han
Yao Shao
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Jincheng Zhang
Yue Hao
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description In this paper, we propose surface plasma polaritons (SPPs) propagating along the structure of grating grooves based on highly doped silicon, which exhibits better performance of exciting SPPs than metal at low frequency (e.g., microwaves, mid infrared, and terahertz). The dispersive properties of the gradient-corrugated grating waveguides are characterized using the computer simulation technology microwave studio. Moreover, the propagation characteristics of the highly doped silicon grating structure are analyzed in detail by the dispersion curves, two-dimensional electric field magnitude distributions, the propagation loss, and the SPP lifetime. It is demonstrated that the gradient-corrugated grating waveguides based on heavily doped silicon could excite SPPs and realize rainbow trapping. The lifetime of the plasmonic mode can reach a value of 1200 ps, which may be long enough for some meaningful nanophotonic applications. The highly doped silicon is an ideal candidate for making practical use of the slow-light system in optical communication and various nanophotonic circuits, which permits further application for compact plasmonic devices.
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spelling doaj-art-0ba8ba2f48474507ba3a7eee541b510d2025-08-20T03:30:56ZengIEEEIEEE Photonics Journal1943-06552018-01-011031910.1109/JPHOT.2018.28165668318699Rainbow Trapping in Highly Doped Silicon Graded Grating Strip at the Terahertz RangeYan Liu0Ruoying Kanyang1Genquan Han2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5140-4150Yao Shao3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6117-3517Cizhe Fang4Yan Huang5Siqing Zhang6Jincheng Zhang7https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7332-6704Yue Hao8Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Technology Disciplines State Key Laboratory, School of Microelectronics, Xidian University, Xi'an, ChinaWide Bandgap Semiconductor Technology Disciplines State Key Laboratory, School of Microelectronics, Xidian University, Xi'an, ChinaWide Bandgap Semiconductor Technology Disciplines State Key Laboratory, School of Microelectronics, Xidian University, Xi'an, ChinaChina Electric Power Research Institute, Beijing, ChinaWide Bandgap Semiconductor Technology Disciplines State Key Laboratory, School of Microelectronics, Xidian University, Xi'an, ChinaWide Bandgap Semiconductor Technology Disciplines State Key Laboratory, School of Microelectronics, Xidian University, Xi'an, ChinaWide Bandgap Semiconductor Technology Disciplines State Key Laboratory, School of Microelectronics, Xidian University, Xi'an, ChinaWide Bandgap Semiconductor Technology Disciplines State Key Laboratory, School of Microelectronics, Xidian University, Xi'an, ChinaWide Bandgap Semiconductor Technology Disciplines State Key Laboratory, School of Microelectronics, Xidian University, Xi'an, ChinaIn this paper, we propose surface plasma polaritons (SPPs) propagating along the structure of grating grooves based on highly doped silicon, which exhibits better performance of exciting SPPs than metal at low frequency (e.g., microwaves, mid infrared, and terahertz). The dispersive properties of the gradient-corrugated grating waveguides are characterized using the computer simulation technology microwave studio. Moreover, the propagation characteristics of the highly doped silicon grating structure are analyzed in detail by the dispersion curves, two-dimensional electric field magnitude distributions, the propagation loss, and the SPP lifetime. It is demonstrated that the gradient-corrugated grating waveguides based on heavily doped silicon could excite SPPs and realize rainbow trapping. The lifetime of the plasmonic mode can reach a value of 1200 ps, which may be long enough for some meaningful nanophotonic applications. The highly doped silicon is an ideal candidate for making practical use of the slow-light system in optical communication and various nanophotonic circuits, which permits further application for compact plasmonic devices.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8318699/Heavily doped siliconrainbow trapping
spellingShingle Yan Liu
Ruoying Kanyang
Genquan Han
Yao Shao
Cizhe Fang
Yan Huang
Siqing Zhang
Jincheng Zhang
Yue Hao
Rainbow Trapping in Highly Doped Silicon Graded Grating Strip at the Terahertz Range
IEEE Photonics Journal
Heavily doped silicon
rainbow trapping
title Rainbow Trapping in Highly Doped Silicon Graded Grating Strip at the Terahertz Range
title_full Rainbow Trapping in Highly Doped Silicon Graded Grating Strip at the Terahertz Range
title_fullStr Rainbow Trapping in Highly Doped Silicon Graded Grating Strip at the Terahertz Range
title_full_unstemmed Rainbow Trapping in Highly Doped Silicon Graded Grating Strip at the Terahertz Range
title_short Rainbow Trapping in Highly Doped Silicon Graded Grating Strip at the Terahertz Range
title_sort rainbow trapping in highly doped silicon graded grating strip at the terahertz range
topic Heavily doped silicon
rainbow trapping
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8318699/
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