Ultrashort polarization splitter using two-mode interference in silicon photonic wires

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 432-434

  Yang, Byung Ki ^a   Shin, Sang Yung ^a   Zhang, Daming ^b  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Integrated optics; Optical waveguides; Polarization splitter (PS); Silicon photonic wire; Silicon on insulator (SOI); Two mode interference (TMI); Zero gap directional coupler (ZGDC)

Indexed keywords

POLARIZATION SPLITTER (PS); SILICON PHOTONIC WIRE; SILICON-ON-INSULATOR (SOI); TWO-MODE INTERFERENCE (TMI); ZERO-GAP DIRECTIONAL COUPLER (ZGDC);

DIRECTIONAL COUPLERS; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; INTEGRATED OPTICS; INTEGRATED OPTOELECTRONICS; MICROSENSORS; NONMETALS; OPTICAL FILTERS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHOTONIC DEVICES; PHOTONICS; WAVEGUIDES; WIRE;

POLARIZATION;

EID: 64249133287     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2009.2013638     Document Type: Article

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