Title :
Compact broadband polarizer based on shallowly-etched silicon-on-insulator ridge optical waveguides
Author :
Dai, Daoxin ; Wang, Zhi ; Julian, Nick ; Bowers, John E.
Author_Institution :
ECE Dept., Univ. of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Abstract :
A novel type of optical polarizer based on silicon-on-insulator shallowly-etched ridge waveguide is designed, fabricated and characterized. The present polarizer is compact, broad-band, and easy-fabricated.
Keywords :
integrated optoelectronics; optical polarisers; optical waveguides; ridge waveguides; silicon-on-insulator; waveguide polarisers; CMOS-compatible polarizer; compact broadband polarizer; shallowly-etched silicon-on-insulator ridge optical waveguides; Lenses; Optical device fabrication; Optical polarization; Optical refraction; Optical sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6
