Polarization beam splitter constructed by symmetrical metal-cladding waveguide

Hailang Dai; Jianfeng Shang; Xianfeng Chen

doi:10.1117/1.OE.56.7.077107

19 July 2017 Polarization beam splitter constructed by symmetrical metal-cladding waveguide

Hailang Dai, Jianfeng Shang, Xianfeng Chen

Author Affiliations +

Optical Engineering, Vol. 56, Issue 7, 077107 (July 2017). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.56.7.077107

Abstract

A structure of polarization beam splitter based on a symmetrical metal-cladding waveguide (SMCW) was demonstrated. The light beam energy can be coupled into the SMCW directly through free space without additional coupler. By introducing anisotropic material into the guided layer, different excitation conditions for transverse-electric and transverse-magnetic modes are obtained, which results in polarization-dependent reflection. The propagation loss that is mainly caused by the metal absorption is <2 dB.

Citation Download Citation

Hailang Dai, Jianfeng Shang, and Xianfeng Chen "Polarization beam splitter constructed by symmetrical metal-cladding waveguide," Optical Engineering 56(7), 077107 (19 July 2017). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.56.7.077107

Received: 24 April 2017; Accepted: 27 June 2017; Published: 19 July 2017

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available