Genetic-algorithm-optimized wideband on-chip polarization rotator with an ultrasmall footprint

Z Yu, H Cui, X Sun - Optics letters, 2017 - opg.optica.org
Polarization control of light waves is an important technique in optical communication and
signal processing. On-chip polarization rotation from the fundamental transverse-electric …

Ultracompact polarization converter with a dual subwavelength trench built in a silicon-on-insulator waveguide

AV Velasco, ML Calvo, P Cheben, A Ortega-Moñux… - Optics Letters, 2012 - opg.optica.org
The design and fabrication of an ultracompact silicon-on-insulator polarization converter is
reported. The polarization conversion with an extinction ratio of 16 dB is achieved for a …

On-chip orbital angular momentum modes generator and (de) multiplexer based on trench silicon waveguides

S Zheng, J Wang - Optics express, 2017 - opg.optica.org
Based on an integrated silicon platform, we present an ultracompact structure to generate
optical orbital angular momentum (OAM) modes, where only a waveguide with a specially …

Electrically tunable optical polarization rotation on a silicon chip using Berry's phase

Q Xu, L Chen, MG Wood, P Sun, RM Reano - Nature communications, 2014 - nature.com
The continued convergence of electronics and photonics on the chip scale can benefit from
the voltage control of optical polarization for applications in communications, signal …

10 Channel, 45.6 Gb/s per channel, polarization-multiplexed DQPSK, InP receiver photonic integrated circuit

R Nagarajan, J Rahn, M Kato… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We demonstrate a 10 wavelength, 200 GHz spaced, monolithically integrated, polarization-
multiplexed, InP differential quadrature phase shift keying receiver operating at 45.6 Gb/s …

Compact PSR based on an asymmetric bi-level lateral taper in an adiabatic directional coupler

X Tu, M Li, J Xing, H Fu, D Geng - Journal of Lightwave Technology, 2016 - opg.optica.org
We propose a compact silicon-on-insulator polarization splitter-rotator (PSR). The PSR
consists of an asymmetric bilevel lateral taper in an adiabatic directional coupler and convert …

A waveguide polarization toolset design based on mode beating

DC Hutchings, BM Holmes - IEEE Photonics Journal, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A toolset of waveguide elements is examined, which can be combined to produce
polarization functional devices in a single contiguous waveguide. In particular, waveguide …

Experimental demonstration of self-aligned InP/InGaAsP polarization converter for polarization multiplexed photonic integrated circuits

M Zaitsu, T Tanemura, A Higo, Y Nakano - Optics Express, 2013 - opg.optica.org
Highly efficient, low-loss, and compact InP/InGaAsP polarization converter based on a half-
ridge waveguide structure is fabricated and demonstrated experimentally. The device is …

Design of waveguide polarization convertor based on asymmetric 1D photonic crystals

FL Hsiao, CY Ni, YP Tsai, TW Chiang, YT Yang, CJ Fan… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Photonic crystals possess metastructures with a unique dispersion relation. An integrated
optical circuit plays a crucial role in quantum computing, for which miniaturized optical …

Monolithically integrated AlGaInAs MQW polarization mode converter using a stepped height ridge waveguide

X Sun, S Ye, W Cheng, S Liang, Y Huang… - IEEE Photonics …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
An AlGaInAs multiple-quantum-well (MQW) polarization mode controller (PMC) using a
stepped height ridge waveguide is presented, which is monolithically integrated with a …