Ultracompact polarization splitter–rotator based on an asymmetric directional coupler

Applied Optics

Volumn 51, Issue 34, 2012, Pages 8257-8261

  Fei, Yonghao ^a   Zhang, Libin ^a   Cao, Tongtong ^a   Cao, Yanmei ^a   Chen, Shaowu ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SEMICONDUCTORS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIRECTIONAL COUPLERS; WAVEGUIDES;

1550 NM; CHANNEL WAVEGUIDE; COUPLING LENGTH; OPERATING WAVELENGTH; POLARIZATION EXTINCTION RATIO; POLARIZATION SPLITTERS; VERTICAL-SLOT;

POLARIZATION;

EID: 84870951594     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.51.008257     Document Type: Article

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