A compact two-dimensional grating coupler used as a polarization splitter |
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Authors: | D. Taillaert Harold Chong P.I. Borel L.H. Frandsen R.M. De La Rue R. Baets |
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Affiliation: | Dept. of Inf. Technol., Ghent Univ.IMEC, Gent, Belgium; |
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Abstract: | We demonstrate a novel polarization splitter based on a two-dimensional grating etched in a silicon-on-insulator waveguide. The device couples orthogonal modes from a single-mode optical fiber into identical modes of two planar ridge waveguides. The extinction ratio is better than 18 dB in the wavelength range of 1530-1560 nm and the coupling efficiency is approximately 20%. The device is very compact and couples light only to transverse-electric modes of the planar waveguides. Therefore, it may be used in a polarization diversity configuration to implement a polarization insensitive photonic integrated circuit based on photonic crystal waveguides. |
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