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Efficient colour routing with a dispersion-controlled waveguide array

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Date
02/2013
Author
Liu, Yi-Kun
Wang, Si-Cong
Li, Yong-Yao
Song, Li-Yan
Xie, Xiang-Sheng
Feng, Ming-Neng
Xiao, Zhi-Ming
Deng, Shao-Zhi
Zhou, Jian-Ying
Li, Jun-Tao
Wong, Kam Sing
Krauss, Thomas F.
Keywords
Colour filters
Dispersion
Propagation
Route
Waveguides
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Abstract
Splitting white light into its constituent spectral components has been of interest ever since Newton first discovered the phenomenon of color separation. Many devices have since been conceived to achieve efficient wavelength separation, yet a large number of applications, e. g., in display technology, still use simple color absorption or rejection filters that absorb or reflect unwanted wavelengths, thus wasting luminous energy. Here, we demonstrate a novel microsized device concept that enables efficient color routing. The device operation is based on differential material dispersion in a waveguide array, which causes different wavelength signals to couple selectively into appropriate waveguides. A theoretical power delivery of greater than 50% for a tricolor wavelength router is obtained, compared to 33% expected from geometry alone. The principle of operation is demonstrated experimentally for a dual-color light field, where we achieve a higher than 70% routing efficiency (compared to 50% from geometry), thus highlighting the feasibility of this novel and promising approach.
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Liu , Y-K , Wang , S-C , Li , Y-Y , Song , L-Y , Xie , X-S , Feng , M-N , Xiao , Z-M , Deng , S-Z , Zhou , J-Y , Li , J-T , Wong , K S & Krauss , T F 2013 , ' Efficient colour routing with a dispersion-controlled waveguide array ' , Light: Science & Applications , vol. 2 , 52 . https://doi.org/10.1038/lsa.2013.8
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Light: Science & Applications
Status
Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/lsa.2013.8
ISSN
2047-7538
Type
Journal article
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Copyright 2013, the Authors. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivative Works 3.0 Unported License.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10023/4318

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