• DocumentCode
    670748
  • Title

    An MMI-based polarization splitter using patterned metal and tilted joint

  • Author

    Wangqing Yuan ; Kojima, Keisuke ; Wang, Bingdong ; Koike-Akino, Toshiaki ; Parsons, Kieran ; Nishikawa, Satoshi ; Yagyu, E.

  • Author_Institution
    Mitsubishi Electr. Res. Labs., Cambridge, MA, USA
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    16-20 Sept. 2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    A novel polarization splitter on an InP substrate utilizing an MMI coupler with a patterned gold layer and a tilted joint is proposed. The MMI section is less than 540 μm. Simulations show that the device has a polarization extinction ratio over 23 dB and an insertion loss below 0.7 dB over the entire C-band for both TE and TM polarizations.
  • Keywords
    light interference; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre networks; optical fibre polarisation; C-band; InP; MMI coupler; MMI-based polarization splitter; TE polarization; TM polarization; optical communication network; patterned gold metal layer; tilted joint; Couplers; Electric fields; Fabrication; Gold; Indium phosphide; Insertion loss; Joints;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Communications (ECOC), 2012 38th European Conference and Exhibition on
  • Conference_Location
    Amsterdam
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6705984