A review of polarization dependence applications for asymmetric waveguides vertical couplers in compound semiconductor indium phosphide
Authors
Lee, CW
Publication Date
2011Journal Title
International Journal of Optics
ISSN
1687-9384
Publisher
Hindawi Limited
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Article
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Lee, C. (2011). A review of polarization dependence applications for asymmetric waveguides vertical couplers in compound semiconductor indium phosphide. International Journal of Optics https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/164023
Abstract
<jats:p>This paper reviews and presents a coherent approach to the design of compact vertical coupler (VC) in InP-based compound semiconductor with variable polarization dependence. As a polarization-independent (PI) coupler, the VC is shown to transfer light with more than 90% efficiency for both transverse-electric (TE) and transverse-magnetic (TM) polarizations. As a polarization-mode splitter (PMS), the VC is shown to preferentially couple TE or TM modes with a contrast ratio of up to 20 dB. We further demonstrate the single-mesa VC, which simplifies the fabrication process and potentially could improve the process yield, and its integration with a multimode interferometer (MMI). The versatility makes the VC a compact and useful input-stage device that not only maximizes input/output coupling efficiency to small active devices but also provides a degree of polarization control before the actual device.</jats:p>
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External DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/164023
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/267567
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Rights Holder: Copyright © 2011 Chee-Wei Lee. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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