• DocumentCode
    1168592
  • Title

    Polarization crosstalk in high index contrast planar silica waveguides with slanted sidewalls

  • Author

    Somasiri, N. ; Rahman, B. M Azizur

  • Author_Institution
    City Univ., London, UK
  • Volume
    21
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    1/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    54
  • Lastpage
    60
  • Abstract
    Numerically simulated results, by using rigorous full vectorial approaches, indicate the possibility of significant polarization crosstalk in a high index contrast planar silica waveguide, particularly when the sidewalls are not exactly vertical.
  • Keywords
    finite element analysis; light polarisation; optical crosstalk; optical planar waveguides; optical waveguide theory; refractive index; vectors; high index contrast planar silica waveguides; polarization crosstalk; rigorous full vectorial approaches; slanted sidewalls; Optical crosstalk; Optical devices; Optical polarization; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguide components; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides; Semiconductor waveguides; Silicon compounds;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Lightwave Technology, Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0733-8724
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JLT.2002.806328
  • Filename
    1190148