Holographic fabrication of octagon graded photonic super-crystal and potential applications in topological photonics

Abstract

Novel optical properties in graded photonic super-crystals can be further explored if new types of graded photonic super-crystals are fabricated. In this paper, we report holographic fabrication of graded photonic super-crystal with eight graded lattice clusters surrounding the central non-gradient lattices through pixel-by-pixel phase engineering in a spatial light modulator. The prospect of applications of octagon graded photonic super-crystal in topological photonics is discussed through photonic band gap engineering and coupled ring resonators.

Keywords

2D photonic crystal / graded photonic super-crystal / holographic fabrication / photonic band structure

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Funding Information

National Science Foundation (NSF) (Nos. 1661842 and 1661749).

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