Integrated optical waveguide polarizer on glass with a birefringent polymer overlay

被引:33
作者
Morand, A [1 ]
Sanchez-Perez, C
Benech, P
Tedjini, S
Bosc, D
机构
[1] ENSERG, LEMO, CNRS, UMR 5530, F-36016 Grenoble 1, France
[2] ESISAR, LCIS, F-26902 Valence, France
[3] France Telecom BD, CNET, DTD, PIH,Technopole Anticipa, F-22307 Lannion, France
关键词
birefringence; glass; integrated optics; polarization; polymer; waveguide polarizer;
D O I
10.1109/68.726762
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
An integrated optical waveguide polarizer on glass is described. It is based on a filtering zone propagating only TE mode whereas the TM mode leaks out into a birefingent polymer simply deposited on the glass. The polymer is poled by a Corona process. The measured polarization extinction ratio between TE and TM modes is better than 39 dB and the excess loss due to the filtering zone is less than 4 dB, The total loss is in the order of 7 dB.
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页码:1599 / 1601
页数:3
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