In this paper, the lateral beam shift in a prism-waveguide coupling system at wavelengths ranging from visible to near infrared is theoretically examined. A simple theoretical formula is derived to analyze the behavior of the beam shift. We demonstrate that large positive and negative lateral optical beam shifts can be obtained when guided modes are excited. It is also found that the magnitude of the beam shift is closely related to the intrinsic and radiative damping. When the intrinsic damping is larger than the radiative damping, negative lateral beam shift occurs. Numerical calculations confirm the theoretical analysis and show that a beam shift of the order of millimeters is possible.

The erbium-doped lithium niobate on insulator (LNOI) laser plays an important role in the complete photonic integrated circuits (PICs). Here, we demonstrate an integrated tunable whispering gallery single-mode laser (WGSML) by making use of a coupled microdisk and microring on LNOI. A 974 nm single-mode pump light can have an excellent resonance in the designed microdisk, which is beneficial to the whispering gallery mode (WGM) laser generation. The WGSML at 1560.40 nm with a maximum 31.4 dB side mode suppression ratio (SMSR) has been achieved. By regulating the temperature, the output power of the WGSML increases, and the central wavelength can be changed from 1560.30 to 1560.40 nm. Furthermore, 1560.60 and 1565.00 nm WGSMLs have been achieved by changing the coupling gap width between the microdisk and microring. We can also use the electro-optic effect of LNOI to obtain more accurate adjustable WGSMLs in further research.

In this paper, several novel spin-selected metalenses composed of rotary silicon nanobrick array have been designed and numerically investigated at the telecommunication wavelength of 1500 nm, which can be focused at different positions along transverse or longitudinal direction for different spin light. They can not only directly distinguish the spin states but also manipulate photons with different spin states. Our optimized silicon nanobricks with varying orientation angles can achieve 98% cross-polarized transmitted efficiency, and possess Pancharatnam–Berry phase. Furthermore, a spin-independent metalens has also been designed, which can be well focused at the same spot for the light with different spin states. Our work opens up new avenues toward establishing novel spin-related metadevices, and it is significant for the development of functionality switchable optical devices and spin photonics.

A dispute about the existence of an additional time associated with the Goos-Hänchen shift has recently arisen. By analyzing light propagation in an optical planar waveguide with both the zigzag-ray model and the electromagnetic theory, we show in this paper that the Goos-Hänchen time really exists, and the total time delay upon total reflection is the sum of the group delay time and the Goos-Hänchen time. The causality paradox of total reflection of a TM wave upon an ideal nonabsorbing plasma mirror is also solved with the consideration of a negative Goos-Hänchen shift.

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