• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 19, Issue 12, 121301 (2021)
Changjian Xie1, Xihua Zou1、*, Fang Zou1, and Yong Zhang2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Center for Information Photonics and Communications, School of Information Science and Technology, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 611756, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Department of Electronic Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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    Changjian Xie, Xihua Zou, Fang Zou, Yong Zhang. High-performance ultra-compact polarization splitter-rotators based on dual-etching and tapered asymmetrical directional coupler[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2021, 19(12): 121301 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic diagrams of the two proposed PSRs. (a) PSR-1. (b) PSR-2. (c) Cross view.
    Fig. 1. Schematic diagrams of the two proposed PSRs. (a) PSR-1. (b) PSR-2. (c) Cross view.
    Coupling efficiency of PSR-1 varies with the Lc.
    Fig. 2. Coupling efficiency of PSR-1 varies with the Lc.
    Output powers from the through and cross ports vary with the length of Lc. (a) g = 100 nm, (b) g = 150 nm.
    Fig. 3. Output powers from the through and cross ports vary with the length of Lc. (a) g = 100 nm, (b) g = 150 nm.
    Conversion efficiency of PSR-1 at the (a) cross port and (b) through port; conversion efficiency of PSR-2 at the (c) cross port and (d) through port.
    Fig. 4. Conversion efficiency of PSR-1 at the (a) cross port and (b) through port; conversion efficiency of PSR-2 at the (c) cross port and (d) through port.
    Fabrication tolerance of (a) PSR-1 and (b) PSR-2.
    Fig. 5. Fabrication tolerance of (a) PSR-1 and (b) PSR-2.
    (a) SEM images of the reference waveguide and PSR. (b) Main structure of the PSR.
    Fig. 6. (a) SEM images of the reference waveguide and PSR. (b) Main structure of the PSR.
    Transmission response of the (a) TE0 and (b) TM0 vertical coupling gratings.
    Fig. 7. Transmission response of the (a) TE0 and (b) TM0 vertical coupling gratings.
    Transmission spectral responses: (a) TM0 mode launched and (b) TE0 mode launched.
    Fig. 8. Transmission spectral responses: (a) TM0 mode launched and (b) TE0 mode launched.
    StructureFootprint (µm)PCL (dB)ER (dB)Bandwidth (nm)Tolerance (nm)
    Sub-wavelength grating coupler and secondary filtering[18]>36<11373±50
    Sub-wavelength grating coupler[20]350.31050±3
    Discretized subwavelength nanostructure[21]7.9212540±10
    Counter-tapered coupler[22]1700.81860±20
    Mode-evolution and an asymmetric directional coupler[23]1701.51040±10
    This work2812845±10
    Table 1. Performance Comparison among PSRs (Fabricated Samples)
    Changjian Xie, Xihua Zou, Fang Zou, Yong Zhang. High-performance ultra-compact polarization splitter-rotators based on dual-etching and tapered asymmetrical directional coupler[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2021, 19(12): 121301
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