TE-TM mode converter in a poled-polymer waveguide

Author

Hwang, Wol-Yon ; Kim, Jang-Joo ; Zyung, Taehyoung ; Oh, Min-Cheol ; Shin, Sang-Yung

Author_Institution

Electron. & Telecommun. Res. Inst., Taejeon, South Korea

Volume

32

Issue

6

fYear

1996

fDate

6/1/1996 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1054

Lastpage

1062

Abstract

A novel active TE-TM mode converter in a poled electrooptic polymer waveguide is demonstrated. The mode converter utilizes a 45°-off poling configuration, which can be obtained by arranging upper- and lower-stripe poling electrodes with a proper lateral displacement. The mode-conversion properties and electrooptic effect are demonstrated by using a vector-beam propagation method in a buried channel-type waveguide. Applications to integrated polymer-waveguide devices are also suggested

Keywords

birefringence; dielectric polarisation; electro-optical modulation; integrated optics; optical polymers; optical waveguide components; TE-TM mode converter; buried channel-type waveguide; electrooptic effect; electrooptic polymer waveguide; integrated polymer-waveguide devices; lateral displacement; lower-stripe poling electrodes; mode converter; mode-conversion properties; poled-polymer waveguide; poling configuration; upper-stripe poling electrodes; vector-beam propagation method; Birefringence; Electrodes; Electrooptic modulators; Electrooptical waveguides; Optical control; Optical polymers; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9197

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/3.502384

Filename

502384