Low-cost and high-performance hybrid WDM module integrated on a PLC platform for fiber-to-the-home

Author

Uchida, N. ; Yamada, Y. ; Hibino, Y. ; Suzuki, Y. ; Kurosaki, T. ; Ishihara, N. ; Nakamura, M. ; Hashimoto, T. ; Akahori, Y. ; Inoue, Y. ; Moriwaki, K. ; Kato, K. ; Tohmori, Y. ; Wada, M. ; Sugie, T.

Author_Institution

NTT Opto-Electron. Labs., Kanagawa, Japan

Volume

2

fYear

1996

fDate

19-19 Sept. 1996

Firstpage

107

Abstract

Recent progress on a low-cost and high-performance hybrid WDM module for fiber-to-the-home is presented. The low-cost module is achieved by employing a flip-chip bonding method with passive alignment using a spot-size converter integrated laser diode (SS-LD) and waveguide photodiodes (WGPDs) on a planar lightwave circuit (PLC) platform. It is clarified that the SS-LD and the WGPD provide high coupling efficiency and a tolerance large enough for passive alignment. To achieve receiver high-sensitivity, the module is designed to employ an asymmetric PLC Y-splitter that prefers the PD responsivity and to reduce the parasitic capacitance. Dynamic properties for a 50-Mb/s burst signal, such as instantaneous AGC response and a small APC deviation of the transceiver, are also demonstrated.

Keywords

flip-chip devices; integrated optoelectronics; modules; multiplexing equipment; optical fibre subscriber loops; optical planar waveguides; optical receivers; optical transmitters; photodiodes; sensitivity; transceivers; wavelength division multiplexing; 50 Mbit/s; Mb/s burst signal; PD responsivity; PLC platform; asymmetric PLC Y-splitter; dynamic properties; fiber-to-the-home; flip-chip bonding method; high coupling efficiency; high-performance hybrid WDM module; instantaneous AGC response; low-cost module; optical receivers; optical transmitters; parasitic capacitance; passive alignment; planar lightwave circuit platform; receiver high-sensitivity; small APC deviation; spot-size converter integrated laser diode; tolerance; transceiver; waveguide photodiodes;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Communication, 1996. ECOC '96. 22nd European Conference on

Conference_Location

Oslo, Norway

Print_ISBN

82-423-0418-1

Type

conf

Filename

715704