Distinguishing electromagnetically induced transparency and Autler–Townes splitting effects in photonic crystal nanobeam-waveguide coupled system by AIC

Abstract

In this paper, we quantitatively distinguish electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) and Autler–Townes splitting (ATS) in a photonic crystal nanobeam cavity (PCNC)-waveguide coupled system. Akaike’s information criterion (AIC) is applied to calculate the two effects’ respective weights in the simulated transmission spectra. EIT and ATS are two phenomena that both have a transparent window in the transmission caused by different mechanisms in the atomic system. It’s difficult to distinguish these two phenomena directly from the spectrum. AIC provides a measurement distinguishing the two effects in the atomic, plasmonic, optomechanical system, etc. Based on the temporal coupled-mode theory, the theoretical model of the structure is established, and the transmission formula is deduced. Distance between the PCNC and the waveguide is varied to further explore the factors affecting the weights. The study shows great potential in precisely and quantitatively evaluating the interference of fields in future optical on-chip integration design.