Title :
Fabrication of wavelength splitter designed by wavefront matching method
Author :
Saida, T. ; Hashimoto, T. ; Ogawa, I. ; Kohtoku, M. ; Shibata, T. ; Takahashi, H. ; Suzuki, S.
Author_Institution :
NIT Photonics Labs., NTT Corp., Atsugi, Japan
Abstract :
We report the first fabrication of a waveguide device designed using our recently proposed wavefront matching method. We fabricated a very compact wavelength splitter having mosaic-like patterns, and confirmed its operation in experiments.
Keywords :
optical waveguide components; refractive index; mosaic-like waveguide patterns; refractive index; refractive index distribution deterministic optimization; wavefront matching design method; wavelength splitter fabrication; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Circuits; Genetic algorithms; Holographic optical components; Holography; Optical arrays; Optical device fabrication; Optical devices; Optical waveguides; Refractive index;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.193034