Title :
Optofluidic polarization beam splitter
Author :
Yang Liu ; Lei Shi ; Xudong Fan ; Xinliang Zhang
Author_Institution :
Wuhan Nat. Lab. for Optoelectron., Huazhong Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Wuhan, China
Abstract :
An efficient polarization beam splitter (PBS) based on a silica microcapillary is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. This PBS relies on the inherent-geometry-induced birefringence. A maximum extinction ratio of up to 25 dB is achieved.
Keywords :
birefringence; micro-optics; optical beam splitters; optical polarisers; SiO2; inherent-geometry-induced birefringence; maximum extinction ratio; optofluidic polarization beam splitter; silica microcapillary; Erbium; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical ring resonators; Photonics; Silicon compounds; Tuning;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
