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The design of a single-section polarization splitter in a deeply etched semiconductor MMI waveguide is presented. Numerically simulated results indicate that the semiconductor MMI exhibits considerable polarization dependence and, utilizing this effect, a compact 1.6-mm-long polarization splitter may be fabricated to yield more than 8-dB polarization separation and only 0.11-dB optical loss, using a very simple design-approach.
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Received: 16 May 2001 / Revised version: 14 August 2001 / Published online: 2 November 2001
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Rahman, B., Somasiri, N., Themistos, C. et al. Design of optical polarization splitters in a single-section deeply etched MMI waveguide. Appl Phys B 73, 613–618 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003400100680
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s003400100680