Title :
Design and modeling of polarization rotator based on bending optical waveguides
Author_Institution :
NTT Photonics Labs., Atsugi, Japan
Abstract :
Due to scattering in fibers, polarization of an optical signal after propagating through a fiber network is randomized. To ensure that the signal is properly detected, at the receiving end of a fiber the polarization must be corrected before the signal is processed. It is vital, therefore, to model polarization properties of optical waves accurately so that converters can be designed to improve the link between fibers and opto-electronic integrated circuits (OEIC). Progress in modeling and design of bending waveguide based polarization rotators is reviewed.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre polarisation; OEIC; bending optical waveguides; bending waveguide based polarization rotators; fiber network; opto-electronic integrated circuits; polarization properties; polarization rotator; Integrated circuit modeling; Integrated optics; Optical design; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Optical propagation; Optical scattering; Optical waveguides; Signal detection; Signal processing;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, 1999. APCC/OECC '99. Fifth Asia-Pacific Conference on ... and Fourth Optoelectronics and Communications Conference
Conference_Location :
Beijing, China
Print_ISBN :
7-5635-0402-8
DOI :
10.1109/APCC.1999.820611
