Title :
New highly efficient polarization converters based on hybrid supermodes
Author :
Mertens, Konrad ; Scholl, Bernhard ; Schmitt, Hans J.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Hochfrequenztech., Rheinisch-Westfalische Tech. Hochschule, Aachen, Germany
fDate :
10/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Mode coupling in strip waveguides can lead to the occurrence of hybrid supermodes. These supermodes offer the opportunity to develop highly efficient polarization converters even in isotropic materials as InP or GaAs. We present the theoretical background for the occurrence of hybrid supermodes and offer concrete design proposals for new polarization converters
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; integrated optics; light polarisation; optical couplers; optical design techniques; optical polarisers; optical waveguide components; optical waveguide theory; GaAs; InP; design proposals; highly efficient polarization converters; hybrid supermodes; isotropic materials; mode coupling; polarization converters; strip waveguides; Concrete; Dielectric substrates; Gallium arsenide; Indium phosphide; Permittivity; Polarization; Production; Strips; Tellurium; Wet etching;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
