Title :
InP-based 64-channel arrayed waveguide grating with 50 GHz channel spacing and up to -20 dB crosstalk
Author :
Kohtoku, M. ; Sanjoh, H. ; Oku, S. ; Kadota, Y. ; Yoshikuni, Y. ; Shibata, Y.
Author_Institution :
NTT Opto-Electron. Labs., Kanagawa, Japan
fDate :
10/9/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The largest-scale arrayed-waveguide-grating multiplexer ever has been fabricated on an InP substrate. The device has 64 input/ output ports with 0.4 nm (50 GHz) channel spacing and a chip size as small as 3.6×7.0 mm. The crosstalk is <-20 dB for neighbouring and all other channels
Keywords :
crosstalk; III-V semiconductors; InP; WDM; arrayed-waveguide-grating multiplexer; channel spacing; chip size; crosstalk; input/ output ports;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19971194
