Analysis of polarization characteristics based on asymmetric metal-clad optical waveguides with buffer layer

  • Kim, Hong-Seung; 
  • Lee, Tae-Kyeong; 
  • Oh, Geum-Yoon; 
  • Kim, Doo-Gun; 
  • Choi, Young-Wan
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초록

We propose a plasmonics-based optical polarization rotator. The proposed device is designed using skewing phenomena of propagation waves at the slotted waveguide with metal film by 3D-FDTD method. A metal film on the waveguide acts to rapidly rotate the optical polarization, because it has characteristics of slow group velocity according to the metal-clad optical waveguide. We have overcome the high propagation loss of metal-clad structures by using a buffer layer. The length of designed polarization rotator is just 5 μm for 90 % polarization rotation ratio © 2011 IEEE.

키워드

3D FDTD; Metal film; Metal-clad; Polarization characteristics; Polarization rotation; Polarization rotator; Propagation loss; Slotted waveguides; Slow group velocity; Buffer layers; Computer simulation; Electrooptical devices; Finite difference time domain method; Light polarization; Metallic films; Metals; Optical waveguides; Optoelectronic devices; Rotation; Waveguides; Polarization
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Analysis of polarization characteristics based on asymmetric metal-clad optical waveguides with buffer layer
저자
Kim, Hong-Seung; Lee, Tae-Kyeong; Oh, Geum-Yoon; Kim, Doo-Gun; Choi, Young-Wan
DOI
10.1109/NUSOD.2011.6041123
발행일
2011
유형
Conference Paper
저널명
Proceedings of the International Conference on Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices, NUSOD
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