Novel ultra-broadband polarization splitterrotator based on mode-evolution tapers and a mode-sorting asymmetric Y-junction

Optics Express

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 13565-13571

  Wang, Jing ^a,b   Niu, Ben ^b   Sheng, Zhen ^a   Wu, Aimin ^a   Li, Wei ^a   Wang, Xi ^a   Zou, Shichang ^a   Qi, Minghao ^b   Gan, Fuwan ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF MICROSYSTEM AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FITS AND TOLERANCES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ASYMMETRIC Y-JUNCTIONS; COMMUNICATION BANDS; FABRICATION TOLERANCES; OPERATING BANDWIDTH; OUTPUT WAVEGUIDES; POLARIZATION DIVERSITY; SILICON-ON-INSULATORS; WAVELENGTH RANGES;

POLARIZATION;

SILICON;

CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DEVICES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; REFRACTOMETRY; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; REFRACTOMETRY; SILICON; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

EID: 84901836736     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.22.013565     Document Type: Article

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