• DocumentCode
    1166205
  • Title

    Ultrawide AWG with hyper-Gaussian profile

  • Author

    Fondeur, Bart ; Sala, Anca L. ; Yamada, Hiroaki ; Brainard, Robert ; Egan, Erik ; Thekdi, Sanjay ; Gopinathan, Niranjan ; Nakamoto, David ; Vaidyanathan, Aparajithan

  • Author_Institution
    JDS Uniphase Corp., Milpitas, CA, USA
  • Volume
    16
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    2004
  • Firstpage
    2628
  • Lastpage
    2630
  • Abstract
    We present the principle of hyper-Gaussian arrayed waveguide grating (AWG), applied successfully to realize an ultraflat 500-GHz spacing demultiplexer with 1-dB passband above 80% of the channel spacing, and a zero chromatic dispersion 50-GHz spacing wide-band AWG.
  • Keywords
    arrayed waveguide gratings; channel spacing; demultiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical fibre dispersion; 500 GHz; arrayed waveguide grating; channel spacing; chromatic dispersion; hyper-Gaussian ultrawide AWG; spacing demultiplexer; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Band pass filters; Bandwidth; Crosstalk; Equations; Insertion loss; Mercury (metals); Optical losses; Optical waveguides; Passband; Arrayed waveguide gratings (AWGs); integrated optical devices; multiplexers; wide-band filters;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LPT.2004.836746
  • Filename
    1359933