Integrated polarization rotation and splitting using mode hybridization between multiple core structures
US12072531B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 29, 2022 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 22, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/2733
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A polarization rotator structure includes: a first core structure formed at a first layer, extending from the first end to a second end, and a second core structure formed at a second layer that is at a different depth than the first layer and formed in proximity to the first core structure. The first core structure and the second core structure provide mode hybridization between at least two orthogonally polarized waveguide modes of the PRS. An optical splitter structure is optically coupled at a first end to the second end of the PRS, and optically coupled at a second end to at least two optical waveguides, and includes: a first core structure that is contiguous with at least one of the first or second core structures of the PRS, and a second core structure that is separate from both of the first and second core structures of the PRS.
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