Title :
Silicon waveguide to hybrid plasmonic waveguide polarization rotator and coupler
Author :
Sangsik Kim ; Minghao Qi
Author_Institution :
Birck Nanotechnol. Center, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
Abstract :
We present a polarization rotator and coupler that rotates the TE0 mode in a silicon waveguide and couples to the hybrid plasmonic (HP0) mode. Coupling factor of ~ 60% and polarization conversion efficiency of ~ 90% is achieved.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; light polarisation; optical couplers; optical rotation; optical waveguides; plasmonics; silicon; Si; TE0 mode; coupling factor; hybrid plasmonic mode; polarization conversion efficiency; polarization coupler; polarization rotator; silicon waveguide; Couplers; Couplings; Educational institutions; Optical waveguides; Plasmons; Silicon; Three-dimensional displays;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
