Title :
Athermal AWG Module with Extremely Low Temperature Dependence (≪+/-5pm) of Center Wavelength using Multi-compensating Plates
Author :
Hasegawa, Junichi ; Nara, Kazutaka
Author_Institution :
The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. Fitel Photonics Laboratory. 6, Yawata-kaigandori, Ichihara, Chiba, 290-8555 Japan. jhase@ch.furukawa.co.jp
Abstract :
We successfully fabricated an athermal AWG module with an extremely low temperature dependence using multi-compensating plates. We realized an excellent performance in which the center wavelength shift was ≪+/-5pm from -30 to 70°C.
Keywords :
Inorganic materials; Laboratories; Passive optical networks; Photonics; Research and development; Temperature dependence; Temperature distribution; Thermal expansion; Ultraviolet sources; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications, 2006. ECOC 2006. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes, France
Print_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2006.4801038