Title :
Deep-ridge distributed feedback waveguide for polarisation independent all-optical switching
Author :
Jeong, S.-H. ; Mizumoto, T. ; Nakatsuhara, K. ; Takenaka, M. ; Nakano, Y.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Japan
fDate :
4/12/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Structural birefringence in a deep-ridge distributed feedback (DFB) waveguide for polarisation independent all-optical switching is investigated. The coupling coefficient of the DFB structure is also polarisation independent between the TE and TM modes
Keywords :
birefringence; light polarisation; optical couplers; optical fabrication; optical feedback; optical switches; optical waveguides; ridge waveguides; DFB structure; TE modes; TM modes; coupling coefficient; deep-ridge distributed feedback waveguide; distributed feedback waveguide; polarisation independent all-optical switching; structural birefringence;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20010326
