Integrated waveguide WDM demultiplexers

Author

He, J.-J. ; Lamontagne, B. ; Erickson, L. ; Delige, A. ; Davies, M. ; Koteles, E.S.

Author_Institution

Inst. for Microstruct. Sci., Nat. Res. Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ont., Canada

Volume

4

fYear

1999

fDate

Aug. 30 1999-Sept. 3 1999

Firstpage

1200

Abstract

Addresses some key issues in integrated waveguide demultiplexer technology including insertion loss, inter-channel crosstalk, and polarization sensitivity and compares and contrasts the two different contenders, etched diffraction grating and arrayed waveguide demultiplexers. Theoretical and experimental results of the effects of grating patterning defects on crosstalk are presented, as well as a novel, easy-to-make, integrated polarization compensator.

Keywords

demultiplexing equipment; diffraction gratings; light polarisation; optical arrays; optical communication equipment; optical crosstalk; optical losses; optical planar waveguides; optical waveguide components; sensitivity; wavelength division multiplexing; arrayed waveguide demultiplexers; crosstalk; etched diffraction grating; grating patterning defects; insertion loss; integrated polarization compensator; integrated waveguide WDM demultiplexers; integrated waveguide demultiplexer technology; inter-channel crosstalk; polarization sensitivity; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Diffraction gratings; Etching; Optical arrays; Optical crosstalk; Optical films; Optical filters; Optical sensors; Optical waveguides; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO/Pacific Rim '99. The Pacific Rim Conference on

Conference_Location

Seoul, South Korea

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5661-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOPR.1999.814734

Filename

814734