Title :
An integrated wavelength locker for waveguide DEMUXes
Author :
Koteles, E.S. ; He, J.J. ; Lamontagne, B. ; Erickson, L. ; Delage, A.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Microstruct. Sci., Nat. Res. Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
A simple technique for precisely monitoring a reference wavelength in order to lock the wavelength channels of a waveguide demultiplexer is proposed and experimentally verified. It incorporates a differential wavelength monolithically integrated on the DEMUX.
Keywords :
demultiplexing equipment; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; measurement errors; optical waveguides; telecommunication channels; DEMUX; differential wavelength; integrated wavelength locker; monolithically integrated; precisely monitoring; reference wavelength; waveguide DEMUXes; waveguide demultiplexer; wavelength channel locking; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Detectors; Diffraction gratings; Monitoring; Optical diffraction; Optical feedback; Optical filters; Optical sensors; Optical waveguides; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-582-X
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1999.766403
