• DocumentCode
    733475
  • Title

    Design of a polarization-insensitive WDM demultiplexing lattice filter in SOI

  • Author

    Bois, A. ; Simard, A.D. ; Shi, W. ; LaRochelle, S.

  • Author_Institution
    COPL, Univ. Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    10-15 May 2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We propose a novel design method for polarization-insensitive optical lattice filters. The technique takes advantage of the spectral periodicity of the Mach-Zehnder building blocks and optimizes the coupler and interferometer lengths to minimize cost functions.
  • Keywords
    Mach-Zehnder interferometers; demultiplexing; integrated optics; optical communication equipment; optical couplers; optical design techniques; optical filters; silicon-on-insulator; wavelength division multiplexing; Mach-Zehnder building blocks; SOI; design method; interferometer lengths; optical coupler; polarization-insensitive WDM demultiplexing lattice filter design; spectral periodicity; Cost function; Demultiplexing; Directional couplers; Lattices; Optical filters; Optical waveguides; Wavelength division multiplexing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    7183914