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Passive Polarization Rotators for Nonlinear Optical Devices

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

T. C. Kowalczyk ,
L-Y Liu  and
H. S. Lackritz
T. C. Kowalczyk
Affiliation:
Gemfire Corporation, Palo Alto, CA 94303
L-Y Liu
Affiliation:
Gemfire Corporation, Palo Alto, CA 94303
H. S. Lackritz
Affiliation:
Gemfire Corporation, Palo Alto, CA 94303
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Abstract

Initial experiments of a passive polymeric TE-to-TM polarization converter that utilizes laterally offset upper and lower poling electrodes to induce a 45° optical axis in the core of a nonlinear optical polymer waveguide are reported. By optimizing the device length, we have demonstrated polarization conversion efficiencies greater than 95% in devices as short as 240 um with negligible insertion loss.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 488: Symposium J – Electrical, Optical & Magnetic Properties of Organic IV , 1997 , 157
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1998

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