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Published on: November 30, 2012
Impact of structural deformations on polarization conversion in high index contrast waveguides
Kuniaki Kakihara1, Naoya Kono, Kunimasa Saitoh
1Division of Media and Network Technologies, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0814, Japan. kakihara@icp.ist.hokudai.ac.jp
Abstract:
The objective of this paper is the detailed study of polarization conversion in deformed high index contrast (HIC) waveguides. The type of deformation considered here is the slanted sidewalls of buried channel waveguides. Polarization conversion of HIC waveguides are investigated for possible core refractive indices ranging from 2 (SiN(x)) to 3.5 (Si), by using numerical schemes based on the finite-element and beam propagation methods. The numerical results show that polarization conversion can be greatly magnified in HIC channel waveguides. For example, in Si-wire waveguides, complete polarization conversions can occur within just tens of micrometers.
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