An asymmetric dielectric-strip loaded Y-junction wavelength demultiplexer by K/sup +/-Na/sup +/ ion exchange in glass

Author

Xiang, F. ; Yip, G.L.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., McGill Univ., Montreal, Que., Canada

fYear

1997

fDate

11-13 Aug. 1997

Firstpage

56

Lastpage

57

Abstract

Summary form only given. There has been growing interest in glass waveguide wavelength demultiplexers for applications in optical fiber communication systems. The device to be presented is shown to consist of two waveguide branches are made by K/sup +/-Na/sup +/ ion exchange with its arm 2 cladded by an Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/ layer. The demultiplexing is based on the difference in the dispersion characteristics of the two asymmetric branches. In a previous paper the difficulties were mainly with the deposition of a reliable Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/ layer. In this paper, we will present a much improved BPM design simulations, fabrication techniques and performance figures of this device.

Keywords

claddings; demultiplexing equipment; ion exchange; optical design techniques; optical dispersion; optical fabrication; optical fibre communication; optical glass; optical waveguides; potassium; sodium; symmetry; Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/; Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/ layer; BPM design simulations; K-Na; K/sup +/-Na/sup +/ ion exchange; asymmetric branches; asymmetric dielectric-strip loaded Y-junction wavelength demultiplexer; demultiplexing; dispersion characteristics; fabrication techniques; glass; glass waveguide wavelength demultiplexers; optical fiber communication systems; performance figures; reliable Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/ layer; waveguide branches; Arm; Demultiplexing; Dielectrics; Erbium; Fabrication; Laboratories; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Strips;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vertical-Cavity Lasers, Technologies for a Global Information Infrastructure, WDM Components Technology, Advanced Semiconductor Lasers and Applications, Gallium Nitride Materials, Processing, and Devi

Conference_Location

Montreal, Que., Canada

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3891-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOSST.1997.619176

Filename

619176