Title :
Polarization-independent low crosstalk polymeric AWG-based tunable filter
Author :
Toyoda, Seiji ; Kaneko, Akimasa ; Ooba, Naoki ; Hikita, Makoto ; Yamada, Hiroaki ; Kurihara, Takashi ; Okamoto, Katsunari ; Imamura, Saburo
Author_Institution :
NTT Opto-Electron. Labs., Ibaraki, Japan
Abstract :
A polarization-independent polymeric thermo-optic tunable filter is realized with <-35 dB crosstalk, <3 dB insertion loss, and a 9-nm tuning range using cross-linked silicone
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; optical communication equipment; optical crosstalk; optical losses; optical polymers; optical tuning; optical waveguide filters; thermo-optical effects; 3 dB; arrayed waveguide grating; cross-linked silicone; crosstalk; insertion loss; polarization-independent low crosstalk polymeric AWG-based tunable filter; thermo-optic tunable filter; tuning range; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Crosstalk; Filters; Insertion loss; Multiplexing; Optical polarization; Optical tuning; Polymers; Tellurium; Temperature dependence;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1998. 24th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Madrid
Print_ISBN :
84-89900-14-0
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.1998.731211
