• DocumentCode
    1308641
  • Title

    PLC hybrid integration technology and its application to photonic components

  • Author

    Kato, Kuniharu ; Tohmori, Yuichi

  • Author_Institution
    NTT Photonics Labs., Ibaraki, Japan
  • Volume
    6
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2000
  • Firstpage
    4
  • Lastpage
    13
  • Abstract
    Silica-based planar lightwave circuit (PLC) hybrid integration is a promising way to provide highly functional photonic components. This paper is an overview of recent progress in PLC hybrid integration technology including optoelectronic semiconductor devices for the hybrid integration, various devices for wavelength-division multiplexing, and all-optical time-division multiplexing.
  • Keywords
    integrated optoelectronics; optical communication equipment; silicon compounds; time division multiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing; OC equipment; PLC hybrid integration technology; all-optical time-division multiplexing; highly functional photonic components; optoelectronic semiconductor devices; overview; photonic components; silica-based planar lightwave circuit hybrid integration; wavelength-division multiplexing; Costs; Diode lasers; High speed optical techniques; Integrated circuit technology; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Programmable control; Stimulated emission; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1077-260X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/2944.826866
  • Filename
    826866