DocumentCode
1998073
Title
A novel low-loss integrated expandable 16/spl times/4 client-reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer
Author
Zhu, Zhonghua ; Chen, Wenlu ; Chen, YungJui
Author_Institution
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Electr. Eng., Maryland Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
Volume
1
fYear
2004
fDate
16-21 May 2004
Abstract
We have demonstrated a monolithically integrated expandable 16/spl times/4-channel client reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer based on silica-on-silicon PLC. A novel cascading switch array design enables the OADM to scale with DWDM channel density.
Keywords
integrated optics; multiplexing equipment; optical arrays; optical communication equipment; optical design techniques; optical losses; optical switches; wavelength division multiplexing; DWDM channel density; OADM; cascading switch array design; integrated expandable client-reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer; silica-on-silicon PLC;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-777-6
Type
conf
Filename
1361844
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