• DocumentCode
    1556014
  • 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
  • Volume
    14
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2002
  • Firstpage
    56
  • Lastpage
    58
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/68.974160
  • Filename
    974160