Title :
Optimal simulation and design of arrayed waveguide gratings for next generation passive optical network
Author :
Yaping Zhang ; Weijie Gao
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo, China
Abstract :
This paper presents the optimal simulation and design results for arrayed waveguide gratings (AWGs) devices with channel spacing of 0.4 nm and 0.8 nm, which are suitable for the Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) and Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing (CWDM) applications.
Keywords :
arrayed waveguide gratings; next generation networks; passive optical networks; wavelength division multiplexing; AWG device; CWDM; DWDM; arrayed waveguide grating device; coarse wavelength division multiplexing; dense wavelength division multiplexing; distance 0.4 mm; distance 0.8 mm; next generation passive optical network; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Channel spacing; Insertion loss; Optimization; Passive optical networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), 2014 16th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Graz
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2014.6876699