DocumentCode :
112589
Title :
Analysis of Polarization-Splitting Characteristics in Three-Core-Based Directional Couplers Using Silicon Hybrid Plasmonic Waveguides
Author :
Jong-Ho Choe ; Jin Tae Kim
Author_Institution :
Creative Future Res. Lab., Electron. & Telecommun. Res. Inst., Daejeon, South Korea
Volume :
33
Issue :
10
fYear :
2015
fDate :
May15, 15 2015
Firstpage :
2099
Lastpage :
2105
Abstract :
The polarization dependent nature of a central waveguide in a three-core directional coupler plays a key role in splitting polarized guided modes onto different layers of 3-D silicon photonic circuits. Here, we investigate the dependence of beam splitting characteristics on the central hybrid plasmonic waveguides. We used three Si-based hybrid long-range surface plasmon polariton (LR-SPP) waveguides: a Si-M-Si, a Si-SiO2-M-Si, and a Si-SiO2-M-SiO2-Si waveguide, where M is a metal or an emerging plasmonic material. Numerical simulations revealed that the device using a symmetric LR-SPP waveguide structure provided the most satisfactory optical characteristics. On the entire C-band, the extinction ratios for 3-D and 2-D polarization beam splitting were larger than 20 dB and the insertion losses were less than 0.25 dB. Based on theoretical investigations, we suggest some design guidance for the proposed three-core-based 3-D polarization beam splitters using a Si-based hybrid LR-SPP waveguide.
Keywords :
integrated optics; nanophotonics; optical beam splitters; optical design techniques; optical directional couplers; optical waveguides; plasmonics; polaritons; silicon; silicon compounds; surface plasmons; 2-D polarization beam splitting; 3-D polarization beam splitting; 3-D silicon photonic circuits; C-band; Si-M-Si waveguide; Si-SiO2-M-Si waveguide; Si-SiO2-M-SiO2-Si waveguide; Si-based hybrid LR-SPP waveguide; Si-based hybrid long-range surface plasmon polariton waveguides; beam splitting characteristics; central hybrid plasmonic waveguides; design guidance; extinction ratios; loss 0.25 dB; metal; numerical simulations; optical characteristics; plasmonic material; polarization dependent nature; polarization-splitting characteristics; polarized guided modes; silicon hybrid plasmonic waveguides; symmetric LR-SPP waveguide structure; three-core-based 3-D polarization beam splitters; three-core-based directional couplers; Couplings; Extinction ratio; Metals; Optical waveguides; Plasmons; Refractive index; Silicon; Beam splitting; Waveguide components; beam splitting polarization; integrated optics; nanotechnology; plasmonics; polarization; waveguide components;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0733-8724
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.2014.2388209
Filename :
7000991
Link To Document :
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