Title :
Design rules for slanted-angle polarization rotators
Author :
Henghua Deng ; Yevick, D.O. ; Brooks, C. ; Jessop, P.E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Waterloo, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
A simple and general set of design rules for slanted-angle polarization-rotating waveguides is presented in this paper. These design rules are employed to construct single-mode SOI polarization rotators that offer significant advantages in conversion efficiency, optical loss, fabrication tolerance, spectral response and spatial dimensions relative to III-V components.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; optical design techniques; optical fabrication; optical losses; optical rotation; optical waveguides; silicon-on-insulator; conversion efficiency; fabrication tolerance; optical loss; single-mode SOI polarization rotator; slanted-angle polarization rotating waveguide design rules; spectral response; Finite element methods; Integrated optics; Optical device fabrication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical films; Optical polarization; Optical waveguides; Semiconductor films; Silicon; Tellurium; Dense-wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM); III–V semiconductor; finite-element method (FEM); integrated optics; optical waveguide; planar lightwave circuit (PLC); polarization rotator; silicon-on-insulator (SOI); single-mode condition;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.2004.834477
