Title :
Polarization dependence of facet reflectivity in rectangular submicron waveguides
Author :
Stievater, T.H. ; Park, D. ; Pruessner, M.W. ; Rabinovich, W.S. ; Holmstrom, S.A. ; Kanakaraju, S. ; Richardson, C.J.K. ; Khurgin, J.B.
Author_Institution :
Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
We measure and theoretically describe the polarization anisotropy of the facet reflectivity in rectangular, subwavelength waveguides. This effect is increasingly impacting the performance of integrated optical devices as the lateral size scale shrinks.
Keywords :
integrated optics; light polarisation; light reflection; optical waveguides; rectangular waveguides; facet reflectivity; integrated optical devices; polarization anisotropy; polarization dependence; rectangular submicron waveguides; subwavelength waveguides; Laser modes; Optical waveguides; Semiconductor device measurement; Semiconductor waveguides; Silicon; Waveguide lasers; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
