Title :
Characterization of the fundamental polarization modes of a silicon waveguide in the far field
Author :
Jian Wang ; Wirth, Justin C. ; Yi Xuan ; Leaird, Daniel E. ; Weiner, Andrew M. ; Minghao Qi
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
Abstract :
The polarization compositions of fundamental quasi-TE and quasi-TM modes of a strip silicon waveguide are characterized with free-space polarizers, and their polarization extinction ratios depend on the sizes of various apertures in the experimental setups.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; extinction coefficients; integrated optics; light polarisation; optical polarisers; optical waveguides; silicon; Si; far field; free-space polarizers; fundamental polarization modes; fundamental quasiTE modes; polarization extinction ratios; quasiTM modes; silicon waveguide; strip silicon waveguide; Apertures; Optical devices; Optical fiber polarization; Silicon; Strips; System-on-chip;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
