Title :
Low-loss 1.5% Δ arrayed waveguide grating with spot-size converters
Author :
Itoh, M. ; Saida, T. ; Hida, Y. ; Ishii, M. ; Inoue, Y. ; Hibino, Y. ; Sugita, A.
Author_Institution :
NTT Photonics Labs., Ibaraki, Japan
Abstract :
We achieved a very low insertion loss of 0.7 dB in a 1.5% Δ arrayed-waveguide grating by successfully fabricating spot-size converters that reduced single-mode fiber coupling loss from 1.6 to 0.2 dB/point.
Keywords :
convertors; diffraction gratings; optical fibres; optical losses; low-loss arrayed waveguide grating; single-mode fiber coupling loss; spot-size converters; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Coupling circuits; Insertion loss; Large-scale systems; Optical device fabrication; Optical devices; Optical fiber devices; Optical losses; Optical waveguides; Propagation losses;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2001. ECOC '01. 27th European Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6705-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2001.989406
