Title :
Very short polarization splitting/combining using two horizontally-slotted waveguides
Author :
Yue, Yang ; Zhang, Lin ; Beausoleil, Raymond G. ; Willner, Alan E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
We propose a very short polarization splitter/combiner using two horizontally-slotted waveguides. A 46.7-mum conversion length is achieved with 22 dB extinction ratio. The bandwidth is 18 nm for ER>20 dB.
Keywords :
light polarisation; optical beam splitters; optical couplers; conversion length; extinction ratio; horizontally-slotted waveguides; size 46.7 mum; very-short polarization combining; very-short polarization splitting; Bandwidth; Couplers; Erbium; Extinction ratio; Optical interferometry; Optical polarization; Optical sensors; Optical signal processing; Optical waveguides; Strips; (230.1360) Beam splitters; (230.5440) Polarization-sensitive devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
