Title :
Integrated optical waveguide polarizer on glass with a birefringent polymer overlay
Author :
Morand, Alain ; Sanchez-Pèrez, Celia ; Benech, Pierre ; Tedjini, Smaïl ; Bose, Deboshree
Author_Institution :
LEMO-ENSERG-UMR5530, CNRS, Grenoble, France
Abstract :
An integrated optical waveguide polarizer on glass is described. It is based on a filtering zone propagating only TE mode whereas the TM mode leaks out into a birefringent polymer simply deposited on the glass. The polymer is poled by a corona process. The measured polarization extinction ratio between TE and TM modes is better than 39 dB and the excess loss due to the filtering zone is less than 4 dB. The total loss is in the order of 7 dB.
Keywords :
birefringence; integrated optics; optical films; optical glass; optical polarisers; optical polymers; optical waveguide filters; optical waveguides; 7 dB; TE mode; TM mode; TM modes; birefringent polymer; birefringent polymer overlay; corona process; excess loss; filtering zone; glass; integrated optical waveguide polarizer; polarization extinction ratio; total loss; Birefringence; Filtering; Glass; Integrated optics; Optical filters; Optical polarization; Optical polymers; Optical propagation; Optical waveguides; Tellurium;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
