Title :
Integrated Optical Switch, Variable Attenuator and Power Monitor Tap Chip for 40-channel PLC ROADM
Author :
Narevich, R. ; Narevicius, E. ; Vorobeichik, I. ; Liu, A. ; Long, W. ; Ho, C. ; Xu, H. ; Lam, J.
Author_Institution :
NeoPhotonics, San Jose
Abstract :
We present design and performance details of an integrated optical switch, attenuator and tap chip based on adiabatic mode multiplexer for 40-channel PLC ROADM. Our approach enables higher than 48 dB switch shut-off attenuation and isolation.
Keywords :
integrated optics; multiplexing equipment; optical attenuators; optical communication equipment; optical switches; adiabatic mode multiplexer; integrated optical switch; isolation; planar lightwave circuit technology; power monitor tap chip; reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer; shut-off attenuation; variable attenuator; Integrated optics; Monitoring; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical interferometry; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Programmable control;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics in Switching, 2007
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-1121-1
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-1122-X
DOI :
10.1109/PS.2007.4300789
