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10 November 2005 Design of ultra compact polarization splitter based on complete photonic band gap
R. K. Sinha, Yogita Nagpal
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Proceedings Volume 6005, Photonic Crystals and Photonic Crystal Fibers for Sensing Applications; 60050B (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.630451
Event: Optics East 2005, 2005, Boston, MA, United States
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Certain select structures in photonic crystals (PhCs) exhibit complete photonic band gap i.e. a frequency region where the photonic band gaps for both polarizations (i.e. transverse electric and transverse magnetic modes) exist and overlap. One of the most fundamental applications of the photonic band gap structures is the design of photonic crystal waveguides, which can be made by inserting linear defects in the photonic crystal structures. By setting closely two parallel 2D PhC waveguides, a directional waveguide coupler can be designed, which can be used to design a polarization splitter. In this paper we design a polarization splitter in a photonic crystal structure composed of two dimensional honeycomb pattern of dielectric rods in air. This photonic crystal structure exhibits a complete photonic band gap that extends from λ = 1.49 μm to λ = 1.61 μm, where lambda is the wavelength in free space, providing a large bandwidth of 120 nm. A polarization splitter can be made by designing a polarization selective coupler. The coupling lengths at various wavelengths for both polarizations have been calculated using the Finite Difference Time Domain method. It has been shown that the coupling length, for TE polarization is much smaller as compared to that for the TM polarization. This principle is used to design a polarization splitter of length 32 μm at λ = 1.55 μm. Further, the spectral response of the extinction ratios for both polarizations in the two waveguides at propagation distance of 32 μm has been studied.
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R. K. Sinha and Yogita Nagpal "Design of ultra compact polarization splitter based on complete photonic band gap", Proc. SPIE 6005, Photonic Crystals and Photonic Crystal Fibers for Sensing Applications, 60050B (10 November 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.630451
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KEYWORDS
Dielectric polarization
Polarization
Photonic crystals
Waveguides
Photon polarization
Finite-difference time-domain method
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