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
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