Nano-wire bridge waveguide-assisted silicon polarizing beam splitter

H. P. Liu, J. J. Feng, J. Chen, W. J. Zhou, Q. Y. Bi, H. P. Zeng

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Abstract

A low-loss and wideband silicon polarizing beam splitter is demonstrated with the assistance of a nano-bridge waveguide. Transverse magnetic light can be coupled to the cross port through the nano-bridge waveguide, while the transverse electric light comes out mainly from the through port. The designed device has a coupling length of 19.6 µm, which can realize an extinction ratio of 32.43 dB for TM mode or 34.23 dB for TE mode at a 1565-nm wavelength. Compared with the conventional three-waveguide coupler structure, the proposed device is based on a resonant tunneling principle, which can help to effectively improve the fabrication tolerance. The device is fabricated with a commercial CMOS processing facility, which can achieve an extinction ratio of 23.07 dB for TM or 23.46 dB for TE mode with a low excess loss, and the extinction ratio of more than 10 dB can be realized in the wavelength range from 1525 to 1610 nm for both modes. The device performance can be further improved, which would facilitate its practical applications in commercial integrated optical circuits.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHolography, Diffractive Optics, and Applications XIII
EditorsChanghe Zhou, Ting-Chung Poon, Liangcai Cao, Hiroshi Yoshikawa
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510667853
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
EventHolography, Diffractive Optics, and Applications XIII 2023 - Beijing, China
Duration: 14 Oct 202316 Oct 2023

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume12768
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceHolography, Diffractive Optics, and Applications XIII 2023
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period14/10/2316/10/23

Keywords

  • Bridge waveguide
  • polarizing beam splitter
  • silicon photonics

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