Title :
Polarisation independent devices in small SOI waveguides
Author :
Reed, G.T. ; Chan, S.P. ; Headley, W. ; Passaro, V.M.N. ; Liu, A. ; Paniccia, M.
Author_Institution :
Adv. Technol. Inst., Surrey Univ., UK
fDate :
29 Sept.-1 Oct. 2004
Abstract :
In silicon photonics, there is a trend to smaller device dimensions. This means that polarisation independent devices become more difficult to design and fabricate whilst maintaining monomode behaviour. By way of example we discuss a polarisation independent ring resonator.
Keywords :
micro-optics; optical design techniques; optical resonators; optical waveguides; rib waveguides; silicon-on-insulator; polarisation independent ring resonator; small SOI waveguides; Birefringence; Boundary conditions; Circuits; Educational institutions; Etching; Finite difference methods; Optical ring resonators; Photonics; Polarization; Silicon on insulator technology;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics, 2004. First IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8474-1
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2004.1416720
