Title :
Demonstration of 90° optical hybrid at 2 μm wavelength range based on 4×4 MMI using diluted waveguide
Author :
Nan Ye ; Gleeson, Michael ; Hua Yang ; Hongyu Zhang ; Roycroft, B. ; Thomas, Kevin ; Gocalinska, A. ; Pelucchi, E. ; Zhihong Li ; Richardson, David ; Haoshuo Chen ; Koonen, A.M.J. ; Wei Jia ; Jian Zhao ; Gunning, Fatima Garcia ; Peters, F. ; Corbett, Bran
Author_Institution :
Tyndall Nat. Inst., Univ. Coll. Cork, Cork, Ireland
Abstract :
A 4×4 MMI 90° optical hybrid for 2 μm is designed, fabricated and characterized using a monolithically integrated MZI. A phase deviation around ±10°, Common Mode Rejection Ratio > 15.6 dB and an excess loss of 2.2 dB are obtained.
Keywords :
optical waveguides; 4×4 MMI; common mode rejection ratio; diluted waveguide; loss 2.2 dB; monolithically integrated MZI; optical hybrid; phase deviation; wavelength 2 mum; High-speed optical techniques; Optical amplifiers; Optical device fabrication; Optical distortion; Optical fibers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2014 European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2014.6964116
