Theoretical investigation for reducing polarization sensitivity in Si-nanowire-based arrayed-waveguide grating (de)multiplexer with polarization-beam-splitters and reflectors

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 654-660

  Dai, Daoxin ^a,b,c   Shi, Yaocheng ^a,b,c   He, Sailing ^a,b,c  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JORCEP   (Sweden)

^c ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Arrayed waveguide grating (AWG); Channel spacing; Fabrication; IEEE; Insertion loss; Optimization; Photonic crystals; Polarization insensitive; Reflective; Sensitivity; Si nanowire

Indexed keywords

ARRAYED-WAVEGUIDE GRATING (AWG); CHANNEL SPACING; IEEE; POLARIZATION-INSENSITIVE; REFLECTIVE; SENSITIVITY; SI NANOWIRE;

ARRAYED WAVEGUIDE GRATINGS; CRYSTAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE; FABRICATION; MULTIPLEXING; MULTIPLEXING EQUIPMENT; NANOWIRES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; OPTIMIZATION; POLARIZATION; REFLECTION; SILICON; SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS; WAVEGUIDES;

PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

EID: 66149114084     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2009.2013142     Document Type: Article

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