Slanted-rib waveguide InGaAsP-InP polarization converters

被引:50
作者
El-Refaei, H
Yevick, D
Jones, T
机构
[1] Univ Waterloo, Dept Theoret Phys, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
[2] Bookham Technol, Nepean, ON K2H 1C8, Canada
关键词
integrated optics; polarization; rib waveguides; semiconductor epitaxial layer; semiconductor waveguide; timedivision multiplexing (TDM); wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM);
D O I
10.1109/JLT.2004.825349
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
We summarize experimental and theoretical results for a compact (330 mum), low-loss on-chip InGaAsP-InP polarization converter. The converter, which contains a single asymmetric rib waveguide segment, exhibits a measured conversion efficiency of -16 dB and a response of +/-3 dB with a maximum excess loss of 0.02 dB over the entire wavelength region from 1530 to 1570 nm.
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页码:1352 / 1357
页数:6
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