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Ruei-Jan Chang¹, Chia-Chien Huang^1,2

¹Department of Physics, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung City 40227, Taiwan.

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This study presents a compact polarization beam splitter (PBS) using 2D subwavelength grating metamaterials. It achieves high performance in polarization extinction ratio (PER) and low insertion loss (IL) over a broad bandwidth.

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biaxial anisotropy metamaterials polarization beam splitters subwavelength gratings

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Area of Science:

Photonics
Materials Science
Optical Engineering

Background:

Polarization beam splitters (PBS) are crucial components in photonic integrated circuits.
Designing PBS requires balancing device dimension, polarization extinction ratio (PER), insertion loss (IL), and operable bandwidth (BW).
PBS function is to separate light polarizations, enhancing optical communication system bandwidth.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a high-performance polarization beam splitter (PBS).
To overcome design challenges in simultaneously optimizing device dimension, PER, IL, and BW.
To utilize two-dimensional subwavelength grating metamaterials (2D SWGMs) for advanced PBS design.

Main Methods:

Integration of 2D SWGMs between slot waveguides.
Tailoring material anisotropy to achieve biaxial permittivity in 2D SWGMs.
Device fabrication and performance characterization at a wavelength of 1550 nm.

Main Results:

Achieved PERs of 26.8 dB (TE mode) and 26.4 dB (TM mode).
Obtained low insertion losses (IL) of approximately 0.25 dB for both modes.
Demonstrated an unprecedentedly small footprint of 1.35 μm × 2.75 μm.
Attained PERs >20 dB and ILs <0.5 dB across an ultrabroad bandwidth of 200 nm.

Conclusions:

The proposed 2D SWGM-based PBS offers a high-performance solution for integrated photonics.
The design achieves excellent optical characteristics within a significantly reduced device footprint.
The demonstrated ultrabroad bandwidth performance is promising for future optical communication systems.