Open AccessCompact polarization splitter based on a silicon angled multimode interferometer structure
Author(s) -
Hongbao Liang,
Richard A. Soref,
Jianwei Mu
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
applied optics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.668
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 2155-3165
pISSN - 1559-128X
DOI - 10.1364/ao.58.004070
Subject(s) - extinction ratio , optics , physics , interferometry , silicon on insulator , multi mode optical fiber , insertion loss , splitter , transverse plane , transverse mode , bandwidth (computing) , polarization (electrochemistry) , silicon , optoelectronics , optical fiber , wavelength , telecommunications , computer science , laser , chemistry , structural engineering , engineering
The difference between transverse electric (TE) and transverse magnetic (TM) mode-effective indices in a wave-guided angled multimode interferometer structure is found to produce practical polarization splitting (PS) in the silicon-on-insulator platform at 1550 nm. Simulations show that this PS offers competitive performance in low insertion loss (0.4 dB for TE and 0.8 dB for TM), high extinction ratio (ER) (27.6 dB for TE and 26.5 dB for TM), low cross talk (-27.3 dB for TE and -28.0 dB for TM), and a 53-nm bandwidth for ER>20 dB. The compact footprint (∼25 μm 2 ), the identical single-mode input/output waveguides for integration without altering the cross section, and the simplicity in implementation are prominent advantages compared with prior art designs.