Silicon polarization beam splitter based on an asymmetrical evanescent coupling system with three optical waveguides

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 20, 2012, Pages 3281-3287

  Dai, Daoxin ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Coupling; Polarization; Silicon; Splitter

Indexed keywords

COUPLING REGION; EVANESCENT COUPLING; EXTINCTION RATIOS; FABRICATION TOLERANCES; GAP WIDTHS; INPUT/OUTPUT; OUTPUT WAVEGUIDES; PHASE MISMATCH; PHASE-MATCHING CONDITION; POLARIZATION BEAM SPLITTERS; SILICON ON INSULATOR; SPLITTER; TE-POLARIZED LIGHT;

COUPLINGS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; NANOWIRES; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; POLARIZATION; PRISMS; SILICON;

WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 84867379023     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2012.2218217     Document Type: Article

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