Design of polarization-insensitive components using geometrical and stress-induced birefringence in SOI waveguides

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 5730, Issue , 2005, Pages 158-172

  Xu, D X ^a   Ye, W N ^a   Bogdanov, A ^a   Dalacu, D ^a   Delage A ^a   Cheben, P ^a   Janz, S ^a   Lamontagne, B ^a   Picard, M J ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arrayed waveguide gratings (AWG); Birefringence; Directional coupler; Polarization; Ring resonator; Silicon on insulator (SOI); Strain; Stress; Waveguides

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CLADDING (COATING); LIGHT POLARIZATION; MAGNETOELECTRIC EFFECTS; OPTICAL RESONATORS; OPTIMIZATION; SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STRAIN; STRESSES;

ARRAYED WAVEGUIDE GRATINGS (AWG); DIRECTIONAL COUPLER; RING RESONATORS; STRESS-INDUCED BIREFRINGENCE;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 21844456611     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.589158     Document Type: Conference Paper

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