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
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