Thermo-optically active polymeric photonic components

Author

Eldada, L. ; Norwood, R. ; Blomquist, R. ; Shacklette, L.W. ; McFarland, M.J.

Author_Institution

Telecom Photonics Div., Allied Signal Inc., Morristown, NJ, USA

Volume

2

fYear

2000

fDate

7-10 March 2000

Firstpage

124

Abstract

We report on a variety of thermo-optically active polymeric components including tunable Bragg grating filters, tunable arrayed waveguide gratings, digital optical switches with low power consumption and high isolation, and variable optical attenuators with wide dynamic range.

Keywords

Bragg gratings; multiplexing equipment; optical circulators; optical communication equipment; optical planar waveguides; optical polymers; optical tuning; optical waveguide filters; photonic switching systems; thermo-optical effects; waveguide attenuators; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM; digital optical switches; high isolation; low power consumption; optical add-drop multiplexer; optical circulators; planar waveguide; polymeric photonic components; telecom components; thermal stability; thermo-optically active polymeric components; tunable Bragg grating filters; tunable arrayed waveguide gratings; variable optical attenuators; wide dynamic range; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Bragg gratings; Digital filters; Energy consumption; Optical arrays; Optical filters; Optical polymers; Optical switches; Optical waveguide components; Optical waveguides;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-630-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OFC.2000.868260

Filename

868260