Title :
Compact and low-loss manner of waveguide grating router passband flattening and demonstration in a 64-channel blocker/multiplexer
Author :
Doerr, C.R. ; Stulz, L.W. ; Pafchek, R. ; Shunk, S.
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol. Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We present a compact design for flattening the passband of a waveguide grating router theoretically without excess loss or chromatic dispersion. We demonstrate its use in a 64-wavelength-channel blocker/multiplexer.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; multiplexing equipment; optical losses; optical planar waveguides; telecommunication network routing; wavelength division multiplexing; 64-wavelength-channel blocker/multiplexer; chromatic dispersion; compact design; excess loss; passband flattening; Channel spacing; Chromatic dispersion; Gratings; Nonlinear optics; Optical devices; Optical filters; Optical waveguides; Passband; Silicon compounds; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
