Title :
Passive polymeric EO devices
Author :
Kowalczyk, T.C. ; Liu, L.-Y. ; Lackritz, H.S.
Author_Institution :
Gemfire Corp., Palo Alto, CA, USA
Abstract :
Initial experiments of a passive polymeric TE-to-TM polarization converter that utilizes laterally offset upper and lower poling electrodes to induce a 45/spl deg/ optical axis in the core of a nonlinear optical polymer waveguide are reported. By optimizing the device length, we have demonstrated polarization conversion efficiencies greater than 95% in devices as short as 240 /spl mu/m with negligible insertion loss.
Keywords :
electro-optical devices; nonlinear optics; optical losses; optical polarisers; optical polymers; optical waveguides; optimisation; 240 mum; 45/spl deg/ optical axis; device length optimisation; laterally offset; negligible insertion loss; nonlinear optical polymer waveguide; nonlinear optical polymer waveguide core; passive polymeric TE-to-TM polarization converter; passive polymeric electro optical devices; polarization conversion efficiencies; poling electrodes; Electrodes; Electrooptic devices; Electrooptical waveguides; Insertion loss; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical losses; Optical polarization; Optical polymers; Optical waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Broadband Optical Networks and Technologies: An Emerging Reality/Optical MEMS/Smart Pixels/Organic Optics and Optoelectronics. 1998 IEEE/LEOS Summer Topical Meetings
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4953-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.1998.690053
