Silica arrayed waveguide dynamic gain equalization filter

Author

Doerr, C.R. ; Stulz, L.W. ; Cappuzzo, M. ; Gomez, L. ; Laskowski, E. ; Bogert, G. ; Pafchek, R.

Author_Institution

Lucent Technol. Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA

fYear

2001

fDate

July 30 2001-Aug. 1 2001

Abstract

The arrayed-waveguide dynamic gain equalization filter consists of a Mach-Zehnder interferometer with a demultiplexer-multiplexer pair connected by an array of equal-length waveguide containing thermooptic phase shifters in one arm. The relative phases between the upper, "non-filtered" waveguide and the waveguides connecting the demultiplexer and multiplexer, each of which contains a band of the optical spectrum of interest, determine the transmissivity through the interferometer.

Keywords

Mach-Zehnder interferometers; demultiplexing equipment; equalisers; multiplexing equipment; optical arrays; optical communication equipment; optical waveguide filters; silicon compounds; thermo-optical effects; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; SiO/sub 2/; arrayed-waveguide dynamic gain equalization filter; demultiplexer-multiplexer pair; equal-length waveguide; non-filtered waveguide; optical spectrum; silica arrayed waveguide dynamic gain equalization filter; thermooptic phase shifters; transmissivity; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical losses; Optical waveguides; Passband; Phased arrays; Silicon compounds; Waveguide junctions;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Advanced Semiconductor Lasers and Applications/Ultraviolet and Blue Lasers and Their Applications/Ultralong Haul DWDM Transmission and Networking/WDM Components, 2001. Digest of the LEOS Summer Topica

Conference_Location

Copper Mountain, CO, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7100-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOSST.2001.941963

Filename

941963