• DocumentCode
    2381387
  • Title

    Broadband variable optical attenuator in silica waveguide technology

  • Author

    Clapp, T.V. ; Day, S. ; Ojha, S. ; Peall, R.G.

  • Author_Institution
    Nortel Adv. Technol., Harlow, UK
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    20-24 Sep 1998
  • Firstpage
    301
  • Abstract
    A broad-band variable optical attenuator, with 1 dB flatness over the 1530-1560 range and with variable attenuation up to 20 dB, is described. It is based on cascaded Mach-Zehnders and fabricated in silica waveguide technology
  • Keywords
    integrated optics; optical communication equipment; optical couplers; optical fabrication; optical losses; silicon compounds; 1530 to 1560 nm; broad-band variable optical attenuator; broadband variable optical attenuator; cascaded Mach-Zehnders; silica waveguide technology; variable attenuation; Attenuation; Doped fiber amplifiers; Electrodes; Optical attenuators; Optical control; Optical fibers; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides; Silicon compounds; Wavelength division multiplexing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Communication, 1998. 24th European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Madrid
  • Print_ISBN
    84-89900-14-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ECOC.1998.732550
  • Filename
    732550