Title :
Improvement in crosstalk of 200-port Bragg reflector waveguides array-based wavelength selective switch
Author :
Xiaodong Gu ; Suzuki, Kenya ; Ikuma, Yuichiro ; Matsutani, Akihiro ; Koyama, Fumio
Author_Institution :
Photonics Integration Syst. Res. Center, Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
We analyze and improve the crosstalk between adjacent output-ports in Bragg reflector waveguides array-based wavelength selective switching. Crosstalk below -23 dB is obtained in a 200-port waveguide array with a pitch of only 30 μm.
Keywords :
optical arrays; optical communication equipment; optical crosstalk; optical switches; optical waveguides; telecommunication network routing; 200-port Bragg reflector waveguides array; crosstalk improvement; wavelength selective switch; Arrays; Crosstalk; Lenses; Optical crosstalk; Optical reflection; Optical switches; Optical waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2014.6995196
