Title :
A TE-TM mode splitter using annealed proton exchange and zinc/nickel co-diffusion waveguides
Author :
Jiun-Yun Li ; Wen-Hao Hsu ; Way-Seen Wang
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Taiwan Univ., Taipei, Taiwan
Abstract :
A novel zinc/nickel co-diffusion and conventional annealed proton exchange (APE) process is used to fabricate a heterogeneous Y-junction TE-TM mode splitter on z-cut LiNbO/sub 3/. High extinction ratios, 22 dB for TE and 25 dB for TM modes, are obtained.
Keywords :
diffusion; ion exchange; lithium compounds; nickel; optical beam splitters; optical directional couplers; optical fabrication; optical planar waveguides; zinc; LiNbO/sub 3/:Zn,Ni; TE-TM mode splitter; annealed proton exchange waveguides; codiffusion waveguides; directional coupler; heterogeneous Y-junction; high extinction ratios; output near field distributions; Annealing; Extinction ratio; Nickel; Optical device fabrication; Optical devices; Optical waveguides; Protons; Strips; Tellurium; Zinc;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.967743
