• DocumentCode
    448227
  • Title

    Novel fabrication techniques for the realisation of passive waveguide polarisation converters

  • Author

    Holmes, B.M. ; Bregenzer, J.J. ; Hutchings, D.C.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Glasgow Univ., UK
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    1285
  • Abstract
    Design, fabrication and characterisation of GaAs/AIGaAs passive polarisation converters realised through the use of three novel approaches is reported. The devices have been tested at λ=0.9μm and 1.3μm, producing TE-TM conversion efficiencies up to 70%.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; integrated optoelectronics; optical design techniques; optical fabrication; optical waveguide components; optical waveguides; semiconductor device testing; GaAs-AlGaAs; GaAs/AIGaAs; TE-TM conversion; fabrication techniques; passive waveguides; polarisation converters; Dry etching; Integrated optics; Isolators; Optical crosstalk; Optical device fabrication; Optical devices; Optical polarization; Optical waveguides; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wet etching;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-795-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2005.202100
  • Filename
    1573166