Title :
Loss reduction in an arrayed-waveguide grating by introducing an interference fringe at the interface between slab and arrayed waveguides
Author :
Suzuki, Kenya ; Shibata, Tomohiro ; Inoue, Yasuyuki ; Takahashi, Hiroshi
Author_Institution :
NTT Photonics Lab., NTT Corp., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
We propose a novel method for reducing the diffraction loss in an arrayed-waveguide grating (AWG), by introducing an interference fringe at the interface between slab and arrayed waveguides. We achieved a loss reduction of 0.42 dB with this method.
Keywords :
arrayed waveguide gratings; light diffraction; light interference; arrayed-waveguide grating; diffraction grating; diffraction loss reduction; interference fringe; planar waveguide; slab; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Interference; Optical arrays; Optical filters; Optical losses; Optical waveguides; Phased arrays; Slabs; Waveguide discontinuities; Waveguide junctions;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192615
