• 文献标题:   Configurable TE- and TM-Pass Graphene Oxide-Coated Waveguide Polarizer
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   CHONG WS, GAN SX, LAI CK, CHONG WY, CHOI D, MADDEN S, DE LA RUE RM, AHMAD H
  • 作者关键词:   graphene oxide, planarized optical waveguide, silica
  • 出版物名称:   IEEE PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY LETTERS
  • ISSN:   1041-1135 EI 1941-0174
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Malaya
  • 被引频次:   1
  • DOI:   10.1109/LPT.2020.2988591
  • 出版年:   2020

▎ 摘  要

A configurable optical waveguide polarizer using graphene oxide (GO) as a polarizing element has been demonstrated. The propagation characteristics of the GO-coated optical waveguide are changed from TM-pass to TE-pass by controlling the GO coating thickness in the sub-micron range during the deposition process. The highest extinction ratio measured for a TM-pass waveguide polarizer is 34.9 dB, using a coating length and thickness of 1.0 mm and $0.34\mu \text{m}$ respectively, while the highest extinction ratio measured for a TE-pass polarizer is 46.0 dB, using a coating length and thickness of 1.0 mm and $0.71\mu \text{m}$ respectively. The polarization extinction ratio has also been measured across the wavelength range from 1520 nm to 1620 nm - and a variation of less than 3.0 dB was obtained. Control of the coating thickness dependent characteristics of the GO-coated waveguides provides an avenue for tailoring of the polarization selection.