Title :
An ultracompact silicon polarization beam splitter based on mode conversion in multimode waveguide
Author :
Wei Yang ; Yanping Li ; Xingjun Wang ; Ziyu Wang
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electron. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Peking Univ., Beijing, China
Abstract :
A silicon ultracompact polarization beam splitter based on mode conversion is demonstrated for the first time. The measured extinction ratios are higher than 12dB within a wavelength range of 31nm.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; optical beam splitters; optical polarisers; optical waveguides; silicon; Si; extinction ratios; mode conversion; multimode waveguide; ultracompact silicon polarization beam splitter; Extinction ratio; Laser beams; Measurement by laser beam; Optical device fabrication; Optical waveguides; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.Th2A.16
