Silicon-waveguide-based mode evolution polarization rotator

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 53-60

  Zhang, Jing ^a   Yu, Mingbin ^a   Lo, Guo Qiang ^a   Kwong, Dim Lee ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROELECTRONICS   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Extinction ratio; Insertion loss; Polarization rotator; Silicon waveguide

Indexed keywords

EXTINCTION RATIO; EXTINCTION RATIOS; MODE-EVOLUTION-BASED POLARIZATION; POLARIZATION EXTINCTION RATIO; POLARIZATION ROTATION; POLARIZATION ROTATOR; SILICON WAVEGUIDE; TRANSITION REGIONS;

INSERTION LOSSES; LIGHT EXTINCTION; POLARIZATION; WAVEGUIDES;

ROTATION;

EID: 76949104144     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2009.2031424     Document Type: Article

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