Title :
Polarisation-independent wavelength filter using Si wire waveguide Bragg grating and multimode interference couplers
Author :
Okayama, Hideaki ; Onawa, Yosuke ; Shimura, Daisuke ; Takahashi, Hiroki ; Miyamura, S. ; Yaegashi, Hiroki ; Sasaki, Hiromu
Author_Institution :
Oki Electr. Ind. Co. Ltd., Warabi, Japan
Abstract :
A wavelength filter using Si wire waveguide Bragg grating and multimode interference couplers is reported. The device is designed for the optical network unit of the fibre to the home system. All the components are designed to achieve polarisation independence.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; elemental semiconductors; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre filters; optical polarisers; silicon; Si; Si wire waveguide Bragg grating; fibre to the home system; light signal; multimode interference couplers; optical fibre; optical network unit; polarisation independent wavelength filter; random polarisation; wavelength division multiplexing optical communication systems;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2014.0087
