Reconfigurable plasma-dielectric hybrid photonic crystal as a platform for electromagnetic wave manipulation and computing

Wang, Benjamin; Rodríguez, Jesse A.; Miller, Oliver; Cappelli, Mark A.

doi:10.1063/5.0043336

Reconfigurable plasma-dielectric hybrid photonic crystal as a platform for electromagnetic wave manipulation and computing

Journal Article · Mon Apr 12 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0043336· OSTI ID:1853053

Wang, Benjamin ^[1]; ^[2]; Miller, Oliver ^[2]; ^[2]

Stanford University, CA (United States); Stanford Univ., CA (United States)
Stanford University, CA (United States)

The introduction of 3D printing has enabled fabrication of photonic crystal devices with complex crystal structures that would be challenging to construct using other fabrication methods. In this paper, we construct and characterize a photonic crystal consisting of two 4 x 8 x 8 cubic lattices composed of spherical silicon nitride elements straddling a layer of 8 plasma discharge tubes, creating a 3D hybrid plasma photonic crystal device. Integrating under-dense gaseous plasma elements provides a unique coupling dynamic between the dielectric spheres and the cylindrical plasma discharges, creating a monolithic hybrid photonic crystal with solid state and reconfigurable elements. The device has resonant modes that have attenuation peaks that are either switchable, tunable in amplitude, or tunable in frequency with variations in plasma density. The response of these bands seen with varying plasma density is confirmed through simulations when effects due to the heating of the photonic crystal from the gaseous plasma elements are accounted for in the experiments. We discuss how this reconfigurable device may be used and expanded upon for applications in photonic artificial neural networks and optical computing systems.

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Research Organization:: Krell Institute, Ames, IA (United States); Stanford University, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: Air Force Office of Scientific Research; USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0019323

OSTI ID:: 1853053

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1776385

Journal Information:: Physics of Plasmas, Journal Name: Physics of Plasmas Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 28; ISSN 1070-664X

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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