An integrated-nanophotonics polarization beamsplitter with 2.4 × 2.4 μm2 footprint

• DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2015.80
• Publication Date: 2015-05-18T15:29:10Z
• Authors: Bing Shen; Peng Wang; Randy Polson; Rajesh Menon
• Keywords: Beam splitter; Extinction ratio; Nanophotonics; Polarizer

Researchers used an inverse design algorithm and experimentally demonstrated an integrated polarization beamsplitter with a footprint of 2.4 × 2.4 μm2.