TM-pass polarizer based on a photobleaching-induced waveguide in polymers

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TM-pass polarizer based on a photobleaching-induced waveguide in polymers

Sang-Shin Lee, / Garner, S. / Antao Chen, / Chuyanov, V. / Steier, W.H. / Seh-Won Ahn, / Sang-Yung Shin,

A polymer TM-pass polarizer is demonstrated by integrating photobleaching (PB) waveguides, which support only the TM mode, with mode-matched rib waveguides formed by reactive ion etching (RIE). The input and output rib guides support both TE and TM modes. The PB can be controlled to closely match the mode profile of the photobleached guide to the mode profile of the input and output rib waveguides in order to reduce the insertion loss. The polymer selected for photo-bleaching was PMMA-DRI. This electrooptic polymer has a PMMA backbone with the azo dye Disperse Red I side chain attached to the backbone.

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Title :

TM-pass polarizer based on a photobleaching-induced waveguide in polymers

Contributors:

Sang-Shin Lee, (author) / Garner, S. (author) / Antao Chen, (author) / Chuyanov, V. (author) / Steier, W.H. (author) / Seh-Won Ahn, (author) / Sang-Yung Shin, (author)

Published in:

Technical Digest. CLEO/Pacific Rim '99. Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (Cat. No.99TH8464) ; 2 ; 266-267 vol.2

Publication date :

1999-01-01

Size :

133896 byte

ISBN :

0-7803-5661-6

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.1109/CLEOPR.1999.811406

Type of media :

Conference paper