Title :
On-chip 90° polarization rotator using wave coupling through an intermediate, multimode, uniform waveguide
Author :
Yue, Yang ; Zhang, Lin ; Song, Muping ; Beausoleil, Raymond G. ; Willner, Alan E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Abstract :
We propose an ultra-short broadband 90deg polarization rotator using wave coupling through a multimode waveguide. A 21-mum conversion length is achieved with 17 dB extinction ratio.
Keywords :
light polarisation; multiwave mixing; optical waveguides; conversion length; extinction ratio; multimode waveguide; polarization rotator; size 21 mum; wave coupling; Extinction ratio; Integrated optics; Optical device fabrication; Optical devices; Optical polarization; Optical signal processing; Optical waveguides; Rectangular waveguides; Refractive index; Silicon compounds; (130.0130) Integrated optics; (130.3120) Integrated optical devices; (220.0220) Optical design and fabrication; (230.5440) Polarization-sensitive devices; (230.7380) Waveguides, channeled;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2606-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-865-0
