Title :
Si-based polarization-extinguished waveguide couplers
Author :
Shie, Meng-Shiou ; Lin, Shin-Jia ; Ku, Kai-Ning ; Liang, Hsiao-Yao ; Lee, Ming-Chang M. ; Shieh, Jia-Ming
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Photonics Technol., Nat. Tsing Hua Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan
Abstract :
We presented polarization-extinguished waveguide couplers for silicon photonic wires. The structure is made by an asymmetric Si waveguide clad by SiC and SiO2. A preliminary result shows the polarization-extinction-ratio can be more than 17 dB.
Keywords :
extinction coefficients; integrated optics; light polarisation; optical couplers; optical films; optical polarisers; silicon; silicon compounds; silicon-on-insulator; SiC-Si-SiO2; asymmetric waveguide; optical cladding; polarization-extinction-ratio; polarization-extinguished waveguide couplers; silicon photonic wires; Couplers; Couplings; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Silicon; Silicon carbide;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics (GFP), 2010 7th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6344-2
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2010.5643403
