Abstract
We propose and design a new kind of all-fiber polarization beam splitter and rotator (PBS and PBR) based on vector-mode-assisted coupling. By embedding a high-contrast-index ring-core between two cores of the conventional fiber couplers, being a three-core coupling structure, the state of polarization (SOP) of fiber-guided modes can be availably controlled, such as polarization splitting and rotating, by transitional coupling through TM01 or TE01 vector mode. Furthermore, the SOP of coupled mode can be rotated with arbitrary angle under different three-core layouts. In particular, by exploiting HE21-assisted coupling case, we can realize full-dimensional SOP rotation for arbitrary polarization input. We give the numerical simulation for the proposed all-fiber PBS and PBR, and investigate the corresponding polarization extinction ratio and polarization rotating purity in detail. The calculation results manifest a favorable performance on SOP management of fiber-guided modes. This vector-mode-assisted coupling might be expected to find potential applications in the polarization-based optical signal processing, multiplexing, and sensing system.
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