• DocumentCode
    1466079
  • Title

    Integrated polarization compensator for WDM waveguide demultiplexers

  • Author

    He, J.J. ; Koteles, Emil S. ; Lamontagne, B. ; Erickson, L. ; Delâge, A. ; Davies, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. for Microstruct. Sci., Nat. Res. Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
  • Volume
    11
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1999
  • Firstpage
    224
  • Lastpage
    226
  • Abstract
    An integrated polarization compensator for wavelength-division-multiplexed waveguide demultiplexers is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. It is simple to fabricate, has many advantages over previously reported polarization compensation schemes, and is effective in both etched diffraction grating and arrayed waveguide grating based devices.
  • Keywords
    compensation; demultiplexing equipment; diffraction gratings; integrated optics; optical arrays; optical communication equipment; optical polarisers; optical waveguides; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM waveguide demultiplexers; arrayed waveguide grating based devices; etched diffraction grating; integrated polarization compensator; polarization compensation scheme; waveguide demultiplexers; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Birefringence; Diffraction gratings; Etching; Optical fiber polarization; Optical polarization; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides; Slabs; Wavelength division multiplexing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/68.740711
  • Filename
    740711