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Modified D-shaped SPR PCF polarization filter at telecommunication wavelengths

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A compact surface plasmon photonic crystal fiber (PCF) polarization filter is proposed and analyzed at the two communication windows of 1.3 and 1.52 µm. The y-polarized mode can be filtered out at wavelength of 1.3 µm while the x-polarized mode can be excluded at λ = 1.52 µm using the same design. The effects of the geometrical parameters of the PCF on the polarization filter performance are studied by full vectorial finite element method. The numerical simulations reveal that the suggested polarization filter with a compact device length of 23 µm can achieve good crosstalk (CT) of − 46.4 and − 41.2 dB at the communication wavelengths of 1.3 and 1.52 µm, respectively. Further, bandwidths of 45 nm and 110 nm can be obtained around λ = 1.3 µm and 1.52 µm, respectively where the CT is better than − 20 dB. Therefore, the reported design has advantages in terms of low crosstalk, large bandwidth, short device length and multi-functionality.

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  1. Department of Electronics and Communications Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University, Mansoura, 35516, Egypt

    Basel H. Almewafy, Nihal F. F. Areed & Salah S. A. Obayya

  2. Centre for Photonics and Smart Materials, Zewail City of Science and Technology, October Gardens, 6th of October City, Giza, 12578, Egypt

    Nihal F. F. Areed, Mohamed Farhat O. Hameed & Salah S. A. Obayya

  3. Nanotechnology Engineering Program, Zewail City of Science and Technology, October Gardens, 6th of October City, Giza, 12578, Egypt

    Mohamed Farhat O. Hameed

  4. Department of Mathematics and Engineering Physics, Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University, Mansoura, 35516, Egypt

    Mohamed Farhat O. Hameed

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Almewafy, B.H., Areed, N.F.F., Hameed, M.F.O. et al. Modified D-shaped SPR PCF polarization filter at telecommunication wavelengths. Opt Quant Electron 51, 193 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-019-1885-x

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