Research and simulation of analytical polarization control enabled by optical computing on an integrated photonics chip

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2609.04666v1
• Date: Fri, 04 Sep 2026 02:57:53 GMT
• Title: Research and simulation of analytical polarization control enabled by optical computing on an integrated photonics chip
• Abstract summary: We present an analytical polarization control (APC) method using four phase shifters and optical computing.<n>We simulate the influence of the endless control unit on polarization control and quantify the effect of the fourth phase difference on the output extinction ratio.<n>Results establish a practical APC architecture based on optical computing for photonics chips.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Dynamic polarization controllers are key devices with broad applications in many fields. However, most on-chip polarization controllers still rely on traditional blind-search methods, whereas analytical optical-computing approaches remain insufficiently explored, particularly with respect to calibration and endless polarization control. With the accurate relative phase of Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) being fully controllable on an integrated photonics chip, we present an analytical polarization control (APC) method using four phase shifters and optical computing, eliminating the need for the traditional inefficient blind-search procedure. The basic structures and operations of APC are clarified. The proposed calibration method and endless control method enable continuous APC while compensating for phase differences within the MZI structures. We simulate the influence of the endless control unit on polarization control and quantify the effect of the fourth phase difference on the output extinction ratio. With the fourth phase shifter, the phase difference encountered during Stokes vector measurement can be effectively compensated, and rotations around all three axes on the Poincaré sphere can be realized. These results establish a practical APC architecture based on optical computing for photonics chips. The proposed APC methods, combined with a FPGA-based hardware acceleration, will enable high speed on-chip polarization controllers.

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