Title :
Ultra-low crosstalk polymer waveguide variable optical attenuator arrays
Author :
Kim, Jun-Whee ; Jang, Ji-Hyang ; Oh, Min-Cheol
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. Eng., Pusan Nat. Univ., Pusan, South Korea
Abstract :
To reduce the crosstalk in an arrayed optical device, we incorporated a self-assembled microsphere monolayer in the device. The crosstalk between the adjacent channels in a variable optical attenuator decreases to less than -50 dB.
Keywords :
monolayers; optical attenuators; optical crosstalk; optical polymers; optical waveguides; self-assembly; adjacent channels; arrayed optical device; self-assembled microsphere monolayer; ultra-low crosstalk polymer waveguide; variable optical attenuator arrays; Arrays; Crosstalk; Optical attenuators; Optical crosstalk; Optical waveguides; Polymers;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2012 17th
Conference_Location :
Busan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0976-9
Electronic_ISBN :
2166-8884
DOI :
10.1109/OECC.2012.6276472
