Title :
Minimisation of modal birefringence in semiconductor optical guided-wave devices
Author :
Rahman, B.M.A. ; Obayya, S.S.A. ; El-Mikati, H.A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Electron. & Inf. Eng., City Univ., London, UK
fDate :
6/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Using a rigorous numerical approach, it is shown that the modal birefringence of semiconductor optical waveguides can be eliminated by optimising the waveguide parameters, to achieve polarisation independent performances
Keywords :
birefringence; finite element analysis; light polarisation; minimisation; optical directional couplers; optical planar waveguides; optical waveguide components; optical waveguide theory; rib waveguides; ridge waveguides; semiconductor device models; semiconductor devices; minimisation; modal birefringence; optimisation; polarisation independent performances; rigorous numerical approach; semiconductor optical guided-wave devices; semiconductor optical waveguides; waveguide parameters;
Journal_Title :
Optoelectronics, IEE Proceedings -
DOI :
10.1049/ip-opt:20000290
