Title :
Compensation of birefringence within integrated optical components using a CO2 laser
Author :
Canning, J. ; Åslund, M.
Author_Institution :
Opt. Fibre Technol. Centre, Sydney Univ., NSW, Australia
fDate :
5/13/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Birefringence compensation by processing with a CO2 laser is demonstrated in an asymmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer fabricated in silica-on-silicon. The MZ response is matched for both polarisation states by using controlled laser ablation
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; birefringence; compensation; integrated optics; laser ablation; optical fabrication; silicon; silicon compounds; silicon-on-insulator; CO2; CO2 laser; MZ response; SiO2-Si; asymmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer; birefringence; birefringence compensation; compensation; controlled laser ablation; integrated optical components; integrated optics; laser materials processing; polarisation states; silica-on-silicon;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19990606
