Title :
Wavelength tunable optical add and drop multiplexer utilizing vertically coupled semiconductor waveguides
Author :
Horita, M. ; Yazaki, T. ; Tanaka, S. ; Matsushima, Y.
Author_Institution :
KDD Kamifukuoka R&D Labs., Saitama, Japan
Abstract :
Wavelength tunable and polarization insensitive semiconductor optical add and drop multiplexer, which consists. of vertically stacked buried waveguides and a deep grating; is presented. Low polarization sensitivity and a low crosstalk characteristic are experimentally confirmed.
Keywords :
multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical crosstalk; optical planar waveguides; optical waveguide filters; wavelength division multiplexing; MOVPE; compactness; deep grating; dense WDM; low crosstalk characteristic; low polarization sensitivity; polarization insensitive multiplexer; semiconductor optical add/drop multiplexer; transmission spectra; vertically coupled semiconductor waveguides; vertically stacked buried waveguides; wavelength tunable multiplexer; Add-drop multiplexers; Gratings; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical coupling; Optical crosstalk; Optical filters; Optical sensors; Optical waveguides; Polarization; Transistors;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.967899
