• DocumentCode
    1523412
  • 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
  • Volume
    35
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    5/13/1999 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    812
  • Lastpage
    814
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19990606
  • Filename
    771435
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1523412