Silica-based planar lightwave circuits for dense WDM application

Author

Yamada, H. ; Suzuki, S. ; Kawachi, M.

Author_Institution

NTT Opto-Electron. Labs., Ibaraki, Japan

Volume

2

fYear

1995

fDate

30 Oct-2 Nov 1995

Firstpage

247

Abstract

Dense wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) is an attractive method for increasing the transmission capacity and network flexibility of optical communication systems. The optical multiplexer is a key device for such dense WDM systems. Multiplexers based on silica-based planar lightwave circuit (PLC) technology are categorized into Mach-Zehnder (MZ) interferometers and arrayed-waveguide grating (AWG) multiplexers. This paper describes recent progress on silica-based PLCs with emphasis on NTT´s achievements with these devices in relation to optical dense WDM applications

Keywords

Mach-Zehnder interferometers; diffraction gratings; integrated optoelectronics; multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical planar waveguides; wavelength division multiplexing; Mach-Zehnder interferometers; NTT; arrayed-waveguide grating multiplexers; dense WDM application; dense WDM systems; dense wavelength-division multiplexing; network flexibility; optical communication systems; optical dense WDM applications; optical multiplexer; silica-based planar lightwave circuit technology; silica-based planar lightwave circuits; transmission capacity; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Circuits; Electrons; Interferometers; Optical crosstalk; Optical interferometry; Optical waveguides; Phased arrays; Programmable control; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1995. 8th Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, Volume 1., IEEE

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2450-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.1995.484688

Filename

484688