• DocumentCode
    28888
  • Title

    Compact and low-loss silica-based dual polarisation optical hybrid with PBS based on large geometrical birefringence

  • Author

    Hashizume, Yasuaki ; Itoh, M. ; Hashimoto, Toshikazu

  • Author_Institution
    NTT Corp., Atsugi, Japan
  • Volume
    49
  • Issue
    20
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    September 26 2013
  • Firstpage
    1288
  • Lastpage
    1290
  • Abstract
    A low-loss (8.4-9.0 dB) and compact (3 × 7 mm2) silica-based dual polarisation optical hybrid has been successfully demonstrated by using a short polarisation beam splitter (PBS) (2.8 mm) based on geometrical birefringence.
  • Keywords
    birefringence; geometrical optics; light polarisation; optical beam splitters; optical losses; silicon compounds; PBS; SiO2; compact silica; dual polarisation; geometrical birefringence; low-loss silica; optical hybrid; short polarisation beam splitter;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el.2013.2530
  • Filename
    6612835