Polarization control in integrated silicon waveguides using semiconductor nanowires
Polarization control in integrated silicon waveguides using semiconductor nanowires
In this work, we show the design of a silicon photonic-based polarization converting device based on the integration of semiconduction InP nanowires on the silicon photonic platform. We present a comprehensive numerical analysis showing that full polarization conversion (from quasi-TE modes to quasi-TM modes, and vice versa) can be achieved in devices exhibiting small footprints (total device lengths below 20 µm) with minimal power loss (<2 dB). The approach described in this work can pave the way to the realization of complex and re-configurable photonic processors based on the manipulation of the state of polarization of guided light beams.
integrated photonics, nanowires, polarization control, silicon photonics
Kaplan, Ali Emre
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Cornia, Samuele
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Petropoulos, Periklis
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Bellani, Vittorio
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16 July 2022
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Rossella, Francesco
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Fontana, Andrea
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Cornia, Samuele
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Petropoulos, Periklis
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Bellani, Vittorio
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Lacava, Cosimo
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Kaplan, Ali Emre, Vitali, Valerio, Demontis, Valeria, Rossella, Francesco, Fontana, Andrea, Cornia, Samuele, Petropoulos, Periklis, Bellani, Vittorio, Lacava, Cosimo and Cristiani, Ilaria
(2022)
Polarization control in integrated silicon waveguides using semiconductor nanowires.
Nanomaterials, 12 (14), [2438].
(doi:10.3390/nano12142438).
Abstract
In this work, we show the design of a silicon photonic-based polarization converting device based on the integration of semiconduction InP nanowires on the silicon photonic platform. We present a comprehensive numerical analysis showing that full polarization conversion (from quasi-TE modes to quasi-TM modes, and vice versa) can be achieved in devices exhibiting small footprints (total device lengths below 20 µm) with minimal power loss (<2 dB). The approach described in this work can pave the way to the realization of complex and re-configurable photonic processors based on the manipulation of the state of polarization of guided light beams.
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Accepted/In Press date: 12 July 2022
Published date: 16 July 2022
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VB thanks support from project “Brosynano” MICINN-FEDER (PID2019-106820RB-C22). The use of the IRIDIS High Performance Computing Facility at the University of Southampton is acknowledged.
This work has been funded by the project QUANTEP, INFN CSN5 and by the MUR through the program PRIN2017 and PRIN PELM (20177PSCKT).
Keywords:
integrated photonics, nanowires, polarization control, silicon photonics
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Local EPrints ID: 471131
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/471131
ISSN: 2079-4991
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