Numerical analysis of asymmetric silicon nanowire waveguide as compact polarization rotator

IEEE Photonics Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 381-389

  Leung, D M H ^a   Rahman, B M A ^a   Grattan, K T V ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

finite element methods; nanophotonics; numerical analysis; numerical simulation; Optical devices; optical waveguides; polarization rotator; silicon devices

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY RESIDUAL METHOD; COMPACT POLARIZATION; DEVICE PARAMETERS; LEAST SQUARE; LOW LOSS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; POLARIZATION CONVERSION; POLARIZATION CROSSTALK; POLARIZATION ROTATOR; SI NANOWIRE; SILICON DEVICES; SILICON NANOWIRES; SILICON ON INSULATOR;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; NANOPHOTONICS; NANOWIRES; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; ROTATION; WAVEGUIDES;

POLARIZATION;

EID: 79955974624     PISSN: 19430655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPHOT.2011.2140098     Document Type: Article

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