DocumentCode
2318780
Title
Widely tunable, narrow optical bandpass Gaussian filter using a silicon microactuator
Author
Berger, J. ; Ilkov, F. ; King, D. ; Tselikov, A. ; Anthon, D.
Author_Institution
Iolon, Inc., San Jose, CA, USA
fYear
2003
fDate
23-28 March 2003
Firstpage
252
Abstract
A Littrow diffraction grating Gaussian bandpass optical filter uses a silicon microactuator to tune over 40 nm with narrow bandwidth, 2 dB insertion loss, 0.2 dB PDL, ±20 ps/nm dispersion, fast tuning, and accurate wavelength control in a compact butterfly package.
Keywords
diffraction gratings; micro-optics; microactuators; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre losses; optical fibre polarisation; optical tuning; optical waveguide filters; silicon; 0.2 dB; 2 dB; 40 nm; Littrow diffraction grating Gaussian bandpass optical filter; Si; butterfly package; dispersion; insertion loss; optical bandpass Gaussian filter; polarization dependent loss; silicon microactuator; tunable Gaussian filter; wavelength control; Band pass filters; Bandwidth; Diffraction gratings; Insertion loss; Microactuators; Optical diffraction; Optical filters; Optical losses; Page description languages; Silicon;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN
1-55752-746-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2003.1247636
Filename
1247636
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