Title :
Design procedures for slanted-angle SOI polarization rotators
Author :
Deng, Eengbua ; Yevick, Dsvid O. ; Brooks, Chris ; Jessop, Paul E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Waterloo Univ., Ont., Canada
Abstract :
We introduce general design rules for slanted-angle waveguides and novel single-mode SOI polarization rotators based on asymmetric waveguiding layer structures. Our SOI rotators offer significant advantages in loss, fabrication tolerance and size over III-V devices.
Keywords :
integrated optics; optical design techniques; optical polarisers; optical rotation; optical waveguides; silicon-on-insulator; asymmetric waveguiding layer; fabrication tolerance; optical loss; polarization rotators; slanted-angle SOI; slanted-angle waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
