Title :
Low loss optical waveguides and polarization splitters utilizing oxidized AlxGa1-xAs layers
Author :
Bek, A. ; Aydinli, A. ; Champlain, J.G. ; Naone, R. ; Dagli, N.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Abstract :
We report on another application of oxidized AlGaAs in guided wave optics. We utilize low index of refraction of oxidized AlGaAs for stronger optical confinement to reduce electrode related losses and to increase birefringence in polarization splitting optical directional couplers
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; optical directional couplers; optical films; optical losses; optical polarisers; optical waveguides; refractive index; AlGaAs; electrode related losses; guided wave optics; increase birefringence; low index of refraction; low loss optical waveguides; oxidized AlxGa1-xAs layers; oxidized AlGaAs; polarization splitters; polarization splitting optical directional couplers; stronger optical confinement; Electrodes; Optical attenuators; Optical losses; Optical polarization; Optical refraction; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Propagation losses; Tellurium; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1998. LEOS '98. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4947-4
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1998.737891
