Title :
High Channel Low Loss Optical Splitter using Silica-based PLC on Quartz Substrate
Author :
Tsuda, Toshitaka ; Hasegawa, Junichi ; Nara, Koichi
Author_Institution :
Telecommun. Co. Opt. Components Dept., Furukawa Electr. Co. Ltd., Chiba, Japan
Abstract :
We have designed and fabricated the 2x32 optical splitter and the 1x64 optical splitter with the low insertion loss <;16.5dB and <;19.3dB, respectively for 1.31μm-band and 1.49μm-1.55μm-band by using silica-based PLC on a quartz substrate.
Keywords :
optical beam splitters; optical design techniques; optical fibre losses; optical fibres; programmable controllers; quartz; FTTH; SiO2; high channel low loss optical splitter; insertion loss; optical fiber arrays; quartz substrate; silica-based PLC; wavelength 1.31 mum; wavelength 1.49 mum to 1.55 mum; Circuits; High speed optical techniques; Insertion loss; Optical coupling; Optical devices; Optical fiber subscriber loops; Optical losses; Optical waveguides; Passive optical networks; Programmable control;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528276
