Analysis of the birefringence of a silicon-on-insulator rib waveguide

被引：36

作者：

Dai, DX

He, SL ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Zhejiang Univ, Ctr Opt & Electromagnet Res, Joint Lab Opt Commun, Hangzhou, Peoples R China

[2] Zhejiang Univ, Hangzhou 310027, Peoples R China

[3] Royal Inst Technol, Alfven Lab, Div Electromagnet Theory, S-10044 Stockholm, Sweden

来源：

APPLIED OPTICS | 2004年 / 43卷 / 05期

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D O I：

10.1364/AO.43.001156

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

A detailed analysis of the polarization characteristics (birefringence) of a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) rib waveguide is given. The fundamental TE- and TM-polarized modes of the SOI rib waveguide are calculated by a semivectorial finite-difference method. The rib width and the slab height of the SOI rib waveguide are normalized with respect to the total height of the silicon layer. A general relation between the two normalized parameters for a nonbirefringent SOI rib waveguide is obtained. According to this relation a nonbirefringent SOI rib waveguide can easily be designed. The fabrication tolerance for a nonbirefringent SOI rib waveguide is also analyzed, revealing that the tolerance can be increased by use of a larger total height of the silicon layer. (C) 2004 Optical Society of America.

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页码：1156 / 1161

页数：6

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