• DocumentCode
    2955978
  • Title

    Single mode, polarisation independent waveguides in silicon-on-insulator

  • Author

    Chan, Seong P. ; Png, C. Eng ; Lim, S. Thor ; Reed, G.T. ; Passaro, V.M.N.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Electron. & Phys. Sci., Surrey Univ., Guildford, UK
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    29 Sept.-1 Oct. 2004
  • Firstpage
    115
  • Lastpage
    117
  • Abstract
    The conditions for single mode and zero birefringence for small and deeply etched SOI waveguides are presented and discussed. It is difficult to satisfy both conditions simultaneously.
  • Keywords
    birefringence; etching; optical design techniques; optical waveguide theory; rib waveguides; silicon-on-insulator; SOI waveguides; birefringence; deep etching; silicon-on-insulator; single mode polarisation independent waveguides; Birefringence; Costs; Equations; Etching; Fabrication; Finite difference methods; Polarization; Silicon on insulator technology; Slabs; Tellurium;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Group IV Photonics, 2004. First IEEE International Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8474-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/GROUP4.2004.1416684
  • Filename
    1416684