Title :
Mode filtering in periodic waveguides by means of band gap engineering
Author :
Perez Galacho, D. ; Marris-Morini, D. ; Ortega Monux, A. ; Wanguemert Perez, J.G. ; Vivien, L.
Author_Institution :
Inst. d´Electron. Fondamentale, Univ. Paris-Sud, Orsay, France
Abstract :
In this work, we present and analyze the ability of periodic SubWavelength Grating waveguides to act as mode filters. Moreover, we exploit this ability to design a novel kind of Add/Drop Mode Division Multiplexer exhibiting an extinction ratio over 20dB in the whole C-Band.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; optical waveguide filters; wavelength division multiplexing; C-band; add/drop mode division multiplexer; band gap engineering; extinction ratio; mode filtering; periodic subwavelength grating waveguides; Bandwidth; Couplers; Gratings; Multiplexing; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Ports (Computers);
Conference_Titel :
Optical Interconnects Conference (OI), 2015 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-8178-6
DOI :
10.1109/OIC.2015.7115704
