Compact polarization beam splitter using an asymmetrical Mach-Zehnder interferometer based on silicon-on-insulator waveguides

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 673-675

  Dai, Daoxin ^a   Wang, Zhi ^b   Peters, Jon ^b   Bowers, John E ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Mach Zehnder interferometer (MZI); polarization beam splitter; power splitter; silicon on insulator (SOI)

Indexed keywords

COMPACT POLARIZATION; ETCHING DEPTH; EXTINCTION RATIOS; MMI-COUPLER; MULTIMODE INTERFERENCE COUPLERS; POLARIZATION BEAM SPLITTERS; POLARIZATION-INSENSITIVE; POWER SPLITTERS; POWER SPLITTING RATIO; SILICON ON INSULATOR; SILICON ON INSULATOR WAVEGUIDE; SILICON-ON-INSULATORS; SUBMICRON; WAVELENGTH RANGES;

ETCHING; FABRICATION; INTEGRATED OPTICS; MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETERS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; POLARIZATION; PRISMS;

OPTICAL BEAM SPLITTERS;

EID: 84859726332     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2012.2184530     Document Type: Article

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