Title :
Polarization insensitive waveguide DEMUXes with integrated slab polarization compensator
Author :
He, J.J. ; Koteles, E.S. ; Lamontagne, B. ; Erickson, L. ; Delage, A. ; Davies, M.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Microstructural Sci., Nat. Res. Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
A very simple technique for controlling the inherent birefringence of any planar waveguide demultiplexer, which involves no additional processing and which is effective in any material system, is proposed, modeled, and verified by experiment.
Keywords :
birefringence; compensation; demultiplexing equipment; integrated optics; light polarisation; optical communication equipment; optical waveguides; InP; inherent birefringence; integrated slab polarization compensator; material system; planar waveguide demultiplexer; polarization insensitive waveguide DEMUXes; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Birefringence; Etching; Optical fiber polarization; Optical polarization; Optical waveguides; Slabs; Tellurium; Waveguide transitions; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-582-X
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1999.767841
