Title :
Voltage controlled polarization rotation from Berry´s phase in silicon optical microring resonators
Author :
Qiang Xu ; Li Chen ; Wood, Michael G. ; Reano, Ronald M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH, USA
Abstract :
We present an on-chip electrically tunable polarization rotator in silicon utilizing topological phase. Optical polarization is dynamically tuned between TE and TM modes with 9 dB polarization extinction ratio and 1.4 dB conversion loss.
Keywords :
electro-optical effects; elemental semiconductors; extinction coefficients; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; light polarisation; micro-optics; microcavities; optical losses; optical rotation; silicon; Berry phase; TE modes; TM modes; conversion loss; loss 1.4 dB; on-chip electrically tunable polarization rotator; optical polarization; polarization extinction ratio; silicon optical microring resonators; topological phase; voltage controlled polarization rotation; Optical device fabrication; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Optical polarization; Optical resonators; Optical variables measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
