Title :
Planar echelle grating DWDM comb filters
Author :
Bidnyk, S. ; Balakrishnan, Anupama ; Gao, Ming-Liang ; Krug, P.A. ; Pearson, M. ; Sayavong, B.
Author_Institution :
LNL Optenia, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
We report a novel architecture for the design of DWDM comb filters based on planar echelle gratings. Two 100-GHz-period comb filters were realized yielding Gaussian and flat-top spectral responses with high extinction ratios.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; optical communication equipment; optical design techniques; optical filters; wavelength division multiplexing; DWDM comb filters; Gaussian spectral response; extinction ratios; flat-top spectral response; planar echelle grating;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
