Title :
Reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer based on silicon nano-wire waveguides
Author :
Chu, Tao ; Yamada, Hirohito ; Ishida, Satomi ; Arakawa, Yasuhiko
Author_Institution :
Optoelectronic Ind. & Technol. Dev. Assoc., Ibaraki, Japan
Abstract :
A reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer with Bragg-grating-reflectors based on silicon nanowire waveguides was demonstrated by tuning the dropping wavelength through thermo-optic effect. The channel passband and the channel isolation were 1-nm and 18-dB, respectively.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; elemental semiconductors; multiplexing equipment; nanowires; optical communication equipment; optical tuning; optical waveguides; silicon; telecommunication channels; thermo-optical effects; Bragg-grating-reflectors; Si; channel isolation; channel passband; dropping wavelength tuning; optical add-drop multiplexer; silicon nanowire waveguides; thermo-optic effect;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location :
IET
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-543-1
