Title :
Wavelength Independent SOI Polarization Splitter Based on Zero-order Arrayed Waveguide Gratings
Author :
Ye, Winnie N. ; Xu, Dan-Xia ; Janz, Siegfried ; Waldron, Philip ; Caballero, Juan A. ; Cheben, P. ; Tarr, N. Garry
Abstract :
Novel Zero-order arrayed waveguide grating (AWG) based polarization splitters in the silicon-on-insulator platform are reported and experimentally demonstrated. These passive devices employ the cladding-induced stress for achieving the polarization splitting function.
Keywords :
arrayed waveguide gratings; optical beam splitters; optical polarisers; silicon-on-insulator; Si-Jk; polarization splitters; silicon-on-insulator; zero-order arrayed waveguide grating; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Birefringence; Optical devices; Optical interferometry; Optical polarization; Optical ring resonators; Optical waveguides; Phased arrays; Silicon; Stress;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics, 2007 4th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0934-1
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2007.4347649
