Title :
MZI based 8-channel wideband WDM filter array with low loss ripple and high isolation using silica-based PLC [planar lightwave circuits]
Author :
Nara, Kazutaka ; Urabe, Haruki ; Hasegawa, Junichi ; Matsubara, Noritaka ; Kawashima, Hiroshi
Author_Institution :
FITEL Photonics Lab., Furukawa Electr. Co. Ltd., Chiba, Japan
Abstract :
We demonstrated a novel MZI (Mach Zehnder interferometer) based 8-channel WDM filter array with a low loss ripple and a high isolation for B-PON systems and obtained a loss ripple of <0.77 dB, and an isolation of >32 dB for all passbands and all channels.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; optical planar waveguides; optical waveguide filters; wavelength division multiplexing; B-PON systems; MZI; Mach Zehnder interferometer; broadband passive optical networks; high isolation; low loss ripple; planar lightwave circuits; silica-based PLC; wideband WDM filter array; Band pass filters; Circuits; High speed optical techniques; Optical filters; Optical losses; Optical waveguides; Passband; Programmable control; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wideband;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.193037
