• DocumentCode
    577941
  • Title

    Passive polarization mode convertor monolithically integrated within a semiconductor laser

  • Author

    Naeem, M.A. ; Holmes, B.M. ; Kelly, A.E. ; Marsh, J.H. ; Hutchings, D.C.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Eng., Univ. of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    23-27 Sept. 2012
  • Firstpage
    326
  • Lastpage
    327
  • Abstract
    A passive polarization mode convertor monolithically integrated within the cavity of a semiconductor laser is reported. A TE-to-TM conversion efficiency of more than 90% is obtained using compound back-to-back sub-wavelength air trenches.
  • Keywords
    integrated optoelectronics; laser cavity resonators; laser modes; light polarisation; monolithic integrated circuits; semiconductor lasers; TE-to-TM conversion efficiency; compound back-to-back subwavelength air trenches; passive polarization mode convertor; semiconductor laser cavity; Converters; Laser modes; Measurement by laser beam; Optical waveguides; Semiconductor device measurement; Semiconductor lasers; Waveguide lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photonics Conference (IPC), 2012 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Burlingame, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0731-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IPCon.2012.6358624
  • Filename
    6358624