A NOVEL WAVE-GUIDED POLARIZATION MODE SPLITTER USING REFRACTIVE-INDEX CHANGES INDUCED BY SUPERLATTICE DISORDERING

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作者
SUZUKI, Y [1 ]
IWAMURA, H [1 ]
MIYAZAWA, T [1 ]
MIKAMI, O [1 ]
机构
[1] NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TEL PUBL CORP, OPT ELECTR LABS, ATSUGI, KANAGAWA 24301, JAPAN
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10.1109/3.301644
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The operating principle of our polarization mode splitter is based on the polarization-dependent refractive index changes induced by disordering InGaAs/InP superlattices. We disordered superlattices by the Si3N4 cap-annealing method and measured the near-field patterns to confirm that the device functioned properly at a wavelength of 1.52 mum. The crosstalk was about -10 dB. We should be able to improve the characteristics of this device by optimizing its structure. This device requires no electrical control and will be very suitable for semiconductor monolithic integrated circuits.
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