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
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