Ultra-bandwidth polarization splitter based on soft glass dual-core photonic crystal fiber

Abstract

A novel ultra-bandwidth polarization splitter based on soft glass dual-core photonic crystal fiber (DC-PCF) is designed in this paper, which is analyzed through the finite element method (FEM). The coupling characteristics of the designed DC-PCF can be enhanced by a high refractive index As2S3 core. Numerical results show the ultra-bandwidths of the x- and y-polarization modes can reach to 86nm and 60nm as the extinction ratios better than −20dB and −30dB at the vicinity of the wavelength of 1.31μm. The length of the designed soft glass DC-PCF is 52.29mm and the extinction ratios of the x- and y-polarization modes are −85.57dB and −56.81dB at the wavelength of 1.31μm, respectively. In addition, the designed splitter has a tolerance of ±10nm in its all structure parameters, which make the design not sensitive to the perturbation during the fabrication process.