Title :
Ultra-short silicon polarization beam splitter based on an asymmetrical bent directional coupler
Author :
Jian Wang ; Di Liang ; Yongbo Tang ; Daoxin Dai ; Bowers, John E.
Author_Institution :
State Key Lab. for Modern Opt. Instrum., Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou, China
Abstract :
An ultra-short (L=9.5μm) polarization beam splitter (PBS) based on an asymmetrical bent directional coupler is demonstrated experimentally. The measured extinction ratios are about 15dB and 10dB for the TE and TM polarized lights around 1550nm.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; optical beam splitters; optical directional couplers; silicon; Si; TE polarized lights; TM polarized lights; asymmetrical bent directional coupler; ultra-short polarization beam splitter; wavelength 1550 nm; wavelength 9.5 mum;
Conference_Titel :
Communications and Photonics Conference (ACP), 2012 Asia
Conference_Location :
Guangzhou
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-6274-0
