Title :
An Ultracompact Optical Mode Order Converter
Author :
Huang, Yingyan ; Xu, Guoyang ; Ho, Seng-Tiong
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci. Dept., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL
Abstract :
We describe the design and fabrication of an ultracompact optical mode order converter employing submicron waveguides. The mode converter can realize optical mode conversion between zeroth- and first-order optical modes with a device footprint less than 18 mum by 3 mum. The optical mode converter could be employed in various types of photonic integrated circuits where optical mode order conversion is needed
Keywords :
integrated optics; micro-optics; nanotechnology; optical design techniques; optical fabrication; optical waveguides; optical mode order converter; photonic integrated circuits; submicron waveguides; Arm; Integrated optics; Optical design; Optical devices; Optical interferometry; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Photonic integrated circuits; Time domain analysis; Finite-difference time-domain (FDTD); Mach–Zehnder interferometer; mode converter;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2006.884886
