Title :
A compact and wide-band polarization beam splitter based on wedge-shaped MMI coupler in silicon-on-insulator
Author :
Wei Yang ; Yue Xu ; Yanping Li ; Xingjun Wang ; Ziyu Wang
Author_Institution :
State Key Lab. of Adv. Opt. Commun. Syst. & Networks, Peking Univ., Beijing, China
Abstract :
A compact polarization beam splitter is demonstrated in SOI employing a 1×3 wedge-shaped MMI coupler and a 2×2 MMI coupler. The measured extinction ratios are higher than 12dB within a wide wavelength range covering C-band.
Keywords :
integrated optics; light interference; light polarisation; nanophotonics; optical beam splitters; optical couplers; optical design techniques; optical waveguides; silicon-on-insulator; C-band wavelength; SOI; Si; compact wide-band polarization beam splitter; extinction ratios; multimode interference; nanowaveguides; silicon-on-insulator; wedge-shaped MMI coupler; Couplers; Extinction ratio; Optical device fabrication; Optical polarization; Optical waveguides; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
