Title :
Polarization crosstalk in high index contrast planar silica waveguides with slanted sidewalls
Author :
Somasiri, N. ; Rahman, B. M Azizur
Author_Institution :
City Univ., London, UK
fDate :
1/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Numerically simulated results, by using rigorous full vectorial approaches, indicate the possibility of significant polarization crosstalk in a high index contrast planar silica waveguide, particularly when the sidewalls are not exactly vertical.
Keywords :
finite element analysis; light polarisation; optical crosstalk; optical planar waveguides; optical waveguide theory; refractive index; vectors; high index contrast planar silica waveguides; polarization crosstalk; rigorous full vectorial approaches; slanted sidewalls; Optical crosstalk; Optical devices; Optical polarization; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguide components; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides; Semiconductor waveguides; Silicon compounds;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.2002.806328
