- Birefringence and optical power confinement in horizontal multi-slot waveguides made of Si and SiO2Han G Yoo
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA
Opt Express 16:8623-8. 2008..We find a large birefringence-a refractive index difference between TE and TM modes-as large as 0.8. For TM polarized modes, up to ~ 85% of the total power in the fundamental mode can be confined in the slots...