Title :
Compact polarization rotator based on surface plasmon porariton with low insertion loss
Author :
Komatsu, Masa-aki ; Saitoh, Kunimasa ; Koshiba, Masanori
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Inf. Sci. & Technol., Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo, Japan
Abstract :
We propose an ultra-small polarization rotator based on a surface plasmon polariton phenomenon. Numerical simulations show that a 10-μm-long polarization rotator with extinction ratio about -20 dB on the entire C-band is achievable.
Keywords :
numerical analysis; optical rotation; polaritons; surface plasmons; C-band; compact polarization rotator; distance 10 mum; low insertion loss; numerical simulations; surface plasmon polariton; ultra-small polarization rotator; Aluminum; Extinction ratio; Insertion loss; Optical waveguides; Silicon; Waveguide discontinuities; Wires;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2012 17th
Conference_Location :
Busan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0976-9
Electronic_ISBN :
2166-8884
DOI :
10.1109/OECC.2012.6276463
