Ultracompact silicon-on-insulator polarization rotator for polarization-diversified circuits

作者:Guan Hang*; Ma Yangjin; Shi Ruizhi; Novack Ari; Tao Jingcheng; Fang Qing; Lim Andy Eu Jin; Lo Guo Qiang; Baehr Jones Tom; Hochberg Michael
来源:Optics Letters, 2014, 39(16): 4703-4706.
DOI:10.1364/OL.39.004703

摘要

We present an ultracompact (15.3 mu m long) and high-efficiency silicon-on-insulator polarization rotator designed for polarization-diversified circuits. The rotator is comprised of a bilevel-tapered TM0-to-TE1 mode converter and a novel bent-tapered TE1-to-TE0 mode converter. The rotator has a simulated polarization conversion loss lower than 0.2 dB and a polarization-extinction ratio larger than 25 dB over a wavelength range of 80 nm around 1550 nm. The rotator has a SiO2 top-cladding and can be fabricated in a CMOS-compatible process.

  • 出版日期2014-8-15