Reconfigurable MicroPhotonic add/drop multiplexer architecture

Author

Ahderom, Selam T. ; Raisi, Mehrdad ; Alameh, Kamal ; Eshraghian, Kamran

Author_Institution

Centre of Excellence for MicroPhotonics Syst., Edith Cowan Univ., Joondalup, WA, Australia

fYear

2004

fDate

28-30 Jan. 2004

Firstpage

203

Lastpage

207

Abstract

In this paper, we propose the integration of Opto-VLSI systems and photonic components to realise a reconfigurable MicroPhotonic add/drop multiplexer (RMPADM) that can scale to tens of Wavelength Division Multiplexed (WDM) channels while maintaining low insertion loss and low crosstalk. We demonstrate the proof-of-principle of a 2-WDM-channel RMPADM structure that uses a reconfigurable Opto-VLSI processor to independently steer many WDM channels thus achieving single and/or multiple add/drop multiplexing. More than 25 dB isolation is demonstrated.

Keywords

VLSI; integrated optoelectronics; multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; reconfigurable architectures; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM; opto-VLSI systems; reconfigurable microphotonic add/drop multiplexer architecture; reconfigurable opto-VLSI processor; single and/or multiple add/drop multiplexing; very large scale integration; wavelength division multiplexed channels; Add-drop multiplexers; Holographic optical components; Insertion loss; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Optical losses; Passive optical networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electronic Design, Test and Applications, Proceedings. DELTA 2004. Second IEEE International Workshop on

Conference_Location

Perth, WA, Australia

Print_ISBN

0-7695-2081-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/DELTA.2004.10030

Filename

1409840