Improved Design of a Polarization Converter Based on Semiconductor Optical Waveguide Bends
Applied Optics, Vol. 40, Issue 30, pp. 5395-5401 (2001)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.40.005395
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Abstract
By using an efficient vector finite-element-based beam-propagation method, we present an improved design of a polarization converter. This design relies on the use of a single-section deeply etched bent semiconductor waveguide with slanted sidewalls. By careful adjustment of the bend radius, the waveguide width, and the sidewall angle we obtained a nearly 100% polarization conversion ratio with no appreciable radiation loss and a bending angle of less than 180°.
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OCIS Codes
(000.4430) General : Numerical approximation and analysis
(130.2790) Integrated optics : Guided waves
(130.3120) Integrated optics : Integrated optics devices
Citation
Salah S. A. Obayya, B. M. Azizur Rahman, Kennith T. V. Grattan, and Hamdi A. El-Mikati, "Improved Design of a Polarization Converter Based on Semiconductor Optical Waveguide Bends," Appl. Opt. 40, 5395-5401 (2001)
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