Title :
Polymer waveguides and devices
Author :
Kurihara, T. ; Hida, Y. ; Ooba, N. ; Toyoda, S.
Author_Institution :
NTT Photonics Lab., Tokai, Japan
fDate :
Aug. 30 1999-Sept. 3 1999
Abstract :
We have investigated two kinds of polymeric thermo-optical (TO) components, i.e. a 1×8 digital TO switch relying on adiabatic mode evolution and a TO tunable filter using a thermally-controlled arrayed-waveguide grating (AWG). Cross-linked waveguides are developed to have low insertion loss, polarization independence, moisture insensitivity, and thermo-stability. The 1×8 TO switch is composed of seven 1×2 switch elements in a tree configuration, which we designed with a wide branching angle and a short heater length.
Keywords :
demultiplexing equipment; integrated optics; optical arrays; optical polymers; optical switches; optical waveguide filters; optical waveguides; thermo-optical effects; wavelength division multiplexing; adiabatic mode evolution; cross-linked waveguides; demultiplexing; digital thermo-optical switch; low insertion loss; moisture insensitivity; polarization independence; polymeric thermo-optical components; short heater length; switch elements; thermally-controlled arrayed-waveguide grating; thermo-optical tunable filter; thermo-stability; tree configuration; wavelength multiplexing; wide branching angle; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Crosstalk; Optical filters; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Polymers; Thermal conductivity; Tunable circuits and devices; WDM networks;
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
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.1999.811403
