Title :
UV written 2/spl times/8 optical power splitter for FTTH applications
Author :
Olivero, Massimo ; Svalgaard, Mikael
Author_Institution :
COM, Tech. Univ. Denmark, Lyngby
Abstract :
Silica based integrated optical 2times8 power splitters are reported for the first time using UV-writing waveguide fabrication technology. High performance, compactness and low production costs make these components well suited for deployment in FTTH networks
Keywords :
integrated optics; optical beam splitters; optical communication equipment; optical fabrication; optical fibre subscriber loops; optical waveguides; silicon compounds; FTTH applications; FTTH networks; SiO2; UV writing; compactness; integrated optics; optical power splitter; production costs; silica; waveguide fabrication; Annealing; Costs; Integrated optics; Optical device fabrication; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber subscriber loops; Optical saturation; Optical waveguides; Passive optical networks; Writing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215472
