Silicon Integrated Photonic Waveguide Polarizers with 2D MoS2 Films

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Main Authors: Hu, Junkai, Wu, Jiayang, Abidi, Irfan H., Jin, Di, Zhang, Yuning, Mao, Jianfeng, Pandey, Anchal, Wang, Yijun, Walia, Sumeet, Moss, David J.
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author Hu, Junkai
Wu, Jiayang
Abidi, Irfan H.
Jin, Di
Zhang, Yuning
Mao, Jianfeng
Pandey, Anchal
Wang, Yijun
Walia, Sumeet
Moss, David J.
author_facet Hu, Junkai
Wu, Jiayang
Abidi, Irfan H.
Jin, Di
Zhang, Yuning
Mao, Jianfeng
Pandey, Anchal
Wang, Yijun
Walia, Sumeet
Moss, David J.
contents Polarization control is of fundamental importance for modern optical systems, and optical polarizers serve as critical components for enabling this functionality. Here, we experimentally demonstrate optical polarizers by integrating 2D molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) films onto silicon photonic waveguides. High-quality monolayer MoS2 films with highly anisotropic light absorption are synthesized via a low-pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD) method and subsequently transferred onto silicon-on-insulator (SOI) nanowire waveguides to fabricate integrated optical polarizers. Detailed measurements are carried out for the fabricated devices with various MoS2 film coating lengths and silicon waveguide geometry. The results show that a maximum polarization-dependent loss of ~21 dB is achieved, together with a high figure of merit of ~4.2. In addition, the hybrid waveguide polarizers exhibit broad operation bandwidth exceeding ~100 nm and excellent power durability. These results highlight the strong potential for on-chip integration of 2D MoS2 films to implement high-performance polarization selective devices.
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spellingShingle Silicon Integrated Photonic Waveguide Polarizers with 2D MoS2 Films
Hu, Junkai
Wu, Jiayang
Abidi, Irfan H.
Jin, Di
Zhang, Yuning
Mao, Jianfeng
Pandey, Anchal
Wang, Yijun
Walia, Sumeet
Moss, David J.
Optics
Polarization control is of fundamental importance for modern optical systems, and optical polarizers serve as critical components for enabling this functionality. Here, we experimentally demonstrate optical polarizers by integrating 2D molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) films onto silicon photonic waveguides. High-quality monolayer MoS2 films with highly anisotropic light absorption are synthesized via a low-pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD) method and subsequently transferred onto silicon-on-insulator (SOI) nanowire waveguides to fabricate integrated optical polarizers. Detailed measurements are carried out for the fabricated devices with various MoS2 film coating lengths and silicon waveguide geometry. The results show that a maximum polarization-dependent loss of ~21 dB is achieved, together with a high figure of merit of ~4.2. In addition, the hybrid waveguide polarizers exhibit broad operation bandwidth exceeding ~100 nm and excellent power durability. These results highlight the strong potential for on-chip integration of 2D MoS2 films to implement high-performance polarization selective devices.
title Silicon Integrated Photonic Waveguide Polarizers with 2D MoS2 Films
topic Optics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.17295