Title :
Ultra-compact integrated hybrid plasmonic mode evolution polarization rotator
Author :
Caspers, J. Niklas ; Alam, Muhammad ; Mojahedi, Mo
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Abstract :
We propose a novel ultra-compact (4.7 μm) hybrid-plasmonic polarization rotator at telecommunication wavelength for integrated Si photonic circuits. The device shows an extinction ratio of >;17 dB, and low insertion losses of 1.6 dB.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; integrated optoelectronics; light polarisation; optical elements; optical losses; optical rotation; plasmonics; silicon; Si; extinction ratio; integrated photonic circuits; loss 1.6 dB; low insertion losses; size 4.7 mum; telecommunication wavelength; ultracompact integrated hybrid plasmonic mode evolution polarization rotator; Erbium; Gold; Optical device fabrication; Optical polarization; Optical waveguides; Plasmons; Silicon; Hybrid-Plasmonics; Polarization Rotator; SPP; Si Photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Burlingame, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0731-5
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2012.6358819
