Title :
PLC platform for low-cost optical access components
Author :
Pearson, M. ; Bidnyk, S. ; Balakrishnan, A. ; Gao, M.
Author_Institution :
Enablence Inc., Ottawa, Ont.
Abstract :
We demonstrate our low-cost, silicon-based PLC platform for FTTH applications, which includes a novel reflective grating technology with extremely wide free-spectral range, and passive hybridization technique for on-chip lasers and photodetectors
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; optical communication equipment; optical fibre subscriber loops; photodetectors; silicon; FTTH; PLC platform; Si; hybridization; on-chip lasers; optical access components; photodetectors; reflective grating; Bridges; Gratings; Lithography; Optical devices; Optical fiber subscriber loops; Optical filters; Optical waveguides; Page description languages; Photodetectors; Programmable control;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2005. LEOS 2005. The 18th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9217-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2005.1548170