Title :
Plasmonic mode-evolution-based polarization rotator and coupler
Author :
Sangsik Kim ; Minghao Qi
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
Abstract :
A plasmonic mode-evolution-based device rotates the TE mode in silicon waveguide and couples it to the hybrid plasmonic mode with a 92% peak coupling factor and -3 dB bandwidth of over 500 nm at near infrared.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; light polarisation; optical couplers; optical rotation; optical waveguides; plasmonics; silicon; Si; TE mode; coupling factor; hybrid plasmonic mode; plasmonic mode-evolution-based device; plasmonic mode-evolution-based polarization coupler; plasmonic mode-evolution-based polarization rotator; silicon waveguide; Couplers; Gold; Optical waveguides; Plasmons; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
