• DocumentCode
    2401048
  • Title

    Compact and highly efficient optical-time-division-multiplexer using low loss direct attachment with 1.5%-ΔPLC and PPLN waveguides

  • Author

    Yamada, T. ; Ishii, M. ; Mino, S. ; Shibata, T. ; Ohara, T. ; Takara, H. ; Shake, I. ; Kawanishi, S. ; Roussev, R.V. ; Kurz, J.R. ; Parameswaran, K.R. ; Fejer, M.M.

  • Author_Institution
    NTT Photonics Labs., NTT Corp., Kanagawa, Japan
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    27-28 Oct. 2003
  • Firstpage
    744
  • Abstract
    In this paper, we describe a new low coupling loss PLC-LN attachment method that uses 1.5%-Δ PLCs with laterally tapered waveguides at each interface with the LN waveguides, and discuss an improved compact OTDM multiplexer.
  • Keywords
    lithium compounds; optical couplers; optical planar waveguides; photorefractive materials; time division multiplexing; LiNbO3; OTDM multiplexer; PLC; PPLN waveguides; coupling loss; laterally tapered waveguide; optical-time-division-multiplexer; Clocks; Multiplexing; Optical coupling; Optical devices; Optical harmonic generation; Optical losses; Optical modulation; Optical waveguide components; Optical waveguides; Programmable control;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2003. LEOS 2003. The 16th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
  • ISSN
    1092-8081
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7888-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.2003.1253015
  • Filename
    1253015