Silicon photonics integrated dynamic polarization controller
2022; Optica Publishing Group; Volume: 20; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.3788/col202220.041301
ISSN1671-7694
AutoresXuyang Wang, Yan-Xiang Jia, Xubo Guo, Jianqiang Liu, Shaofeng Wang, Wenyuan Liu, Fangyuan Sun, Jun Zou, Yongmin Li,
Tópico(s)Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies
ResumoWe designed and demonstrated experimentally a silicon photonics integrated dynamic polarization controller. The overall size of the dynamic polarization controller on chip is 2.830 mm×0.210 mm×1 mm. The modulation bandwidth is 30 kHz. By using a variable step simulated annealing approach, we achieve a dynamic polarization extinction ratio greater than 25 dB. A numerical simulation method was used to optimize the relevant parameters of the dynamic polarization controller. It is expected that the dynamic polarization controller can be utilized in fiber communication systems or silicon photonics integrated quantum communication systems to minimize the size and decrease the cost further.
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