DocumentCode
1570727
Title
A compact sandwiched structure Si-wire polarization splitter
Author
Lin, Jie
Author_Institution
Electr. Eng. Dept., Bucknell Univ., Lewisburg, TN
fYear
2008
Firstpage
388
Lastpage
389
Abstract
A compact sandwiched structure polarization splitter is proposed. The birefringence of the sandwiched waveguide introduces large beat length difference for TE and TM polarizations. The splitter demonstrated good polarization extinction ratio (~13 dB) and low excess loss (< 0.3 dB).
Keywords
birefringence; light polarisation; optical beam splitters; optical waveguides; sandwich structures; silicon; Si; TE polarization; TM polarization; birefringence; sandwiched structure; sandwiched waveguide; silicon-wire polarization splitter; Birefringence; Circuits; Extinction ratio; Finite difference methods; Insulation; Interference; Mirrors; Polarization; Silicon on insulator technology; Tellurium;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location
Acapulco
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-1932-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688653
Filename
4688653
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