Tunable Mach-Zehnder polarization splitter using height-tapered Y-branches

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 773-775

  Hu, M H ^a,b   Huang, J Z ^b   Scarmozzino, R ^b   Levy, M ^b   Osgood Jr , R M ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetric y branch; Effective index tapering; Electrooptic effect; Height tapering; Mach zehnder; Mode sorting; Polarization diversity; Polarization splitter; Waveguide y branch

Indexed keywords

ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS; INTERFEROMETERS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL SWITCHES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE;

ASYMMETRIC Y BRANCH; MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETER; POLARIZATION DIVERSITY; POLARIZATION SPLITTER;

WAVEGUIDE COMPONENTS;

EID: 0031170493     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.584986     Document Type: Article

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