We propose a three-visible-light wave combiner based on two-dimensional square-lattice photonic crystal (PhC) microcavities. A coupled-cavity waveguide is introduced to reduce the insertion losses for the three waves in the combiner. The transmission characteristic of light waves in PhCs with point defects is analyzed. As an example, a combiner for combining light waves of 488, 532, and 635 nm, which are commonly used as the three primary colors in laser display systems, is designed and demonstrated through the finite-difference time-domain method. The three visible light waves of 488, 532, and 635 nm are output at the same output port with transmittances of 97.6%, 98.1%, and 90.0%, respectively. The results show that the proposed device can perform efficient synthesis and the designing method can be applied in building other combiners based on PhCs made of dispersion materials.
We present a three-visible-light wave combiner based on two-dimensional photonic crystal waveguides whose widths are not integral multiples of the lattice period. The proposed device consists of two cascaded directional couplers. It combines three visible light waves with different wavelengths from three input ports into a single output port. As an example, a combiner for combining light waves of 635, 532, and 488 nm, which are commonly used as the three primary colors in laser display systems, is designed and demonstrated through the finite-difference time-domain method. The results show that the proposed device can perform efficient synthesis for three visible light waves with transmittance exceeding 89% for each wavelength and high ability in preventing the backward coupling of waves from different waveguides. The method for designing the combiner is useful for designing other waveguide couplers based on photonic crystals made of dispersion materials.
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