Title :
A homogeneous Y-branch type polarization splitter with electrically-tunable output powers on lithium niobate
Author :
Wen-Hao Hsu ; Lin, Ko-Chiin ; Way-Seen Wang
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Taiwan Univ., Taipei, Taiwan
Abstract :
In this paper, we demonstrate a tunable polarization splitter, in which the output powers of transverse electric (TE) and transverse magnetic (TM) modes at two arms can be electrically tuned by integrating a TE-TM mode converter with the polarization splitter. To reduce the complexity of design and fabrication, a homogenous Y-branch structure made by only zinc and nickel co-diffusion into lithium niobate (LiNbO3) is used for the polarization splitter.
Keywords :
light polarisation; lithium compounds; nickel; optical beam splitters; optical design techniques; optical fabrication; optical tuning; zinc; LiNbO3; Ni; Zn; electrically-tunable output power; fabrication; homogeneous Y-branch structure; lithium niobate; nickel co-diffusion; transverse electric mode; transverse magnetic mode; tunable polarization splitter; zinc co-diffusion; Circuit optimization; Electrodes; Lithium niobate; Nickel; Polarization; Power generation; Tellurium; Tunable circuits and devices; Voltage; Zinc;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2003. CLEO/Europe. 2003 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7734-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2003.1313715
