• DocumentCode
    689207
  • Title

    Silicon-on-insulator polarization splitter-rotator based on TM0-TE1 mode conversion in a Bi-level taper

  • Author

    Sacher, Wesley D. ; Barwicz, Tymon ; Poon, Joyce K. S.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-14 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    The first demonstration of a silicon-on-insulator polarization splitter-rotator using TM0-TE1 mode conversion in a bi-level taper is reported. The device was fabricated in a foundry process and exhibits a polarization crosstalk <;-13 dB.
  • Keywords
    integrated optics; optical beam splitters; optical crosstalk; optical fabrication; optical polarisers; optical rotation; silicon-on-insulator; TM0-TE1 mode conversion; bi-level taper; device fabrication; foundry process; polarization crosstalk; silicon-on-insulator polarization splitter-rotator; Couplers; Optical device fabrication; Optical polarization; Optical refraction; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Silicon;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6833589