Integrated optical polarizers of high extinction ratio on glass substrate with a polymer overlay

Celia Sanchez Perez; Pierre Benech; Alain Morand; Ted Smail Tedjini; Dominique Bosc; Alain Rousseau

doi:10.1117/12.371237

26 November 1999 Integrated optical polarizers of high extinction ratio on glass substrate with a polymer overlay

Celia Sanchez Perez, Pierre Benech, Alain Morand, Ted Smail Tedjini, Dominique Bosc, Alain Rousseau

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Proceedings Volume 3847, Optical Devices for Fiber Communication; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.371237
Event: Photonics East '99, 1999, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

We present different glass ion-exchanged waveguide polarizer configurations using an electro-optic polymer (conjugated PMMA-DR1) overlay. The polarizer function is accomplished by modifying the propagation constant of a guided mode by changing the birefringence induced in the polymer by a poling process. A TE pass polarizer with an extinction ratio of 39 dB, has been realized using a corona poling. Further developments require a better control of the poling process. A TE polarizer structure using poling in the vertical direction have also been tested. A TM polarizer with planar metallic electrodes for poling is presented. Design considerations and fabrication results are presented.

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Celia Sanchez Perez, Pierre Benech, Alain Morand, Ted Smail Tedjini, Dominique Bosc, and Alain Rousseau "Integrated optical polarizers of high extinction ratio on glass substrate with a polymer overlay", Proc. SPIE 3847, Optical Devices for Fiber Communication, (26 November 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.371237

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