Title :
Recent progress on planar lightwave circuit technology for optical communication
Author :
Takahashi, Hiroshi
Author_Institution :
NTT Photonics Laboratories, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, 3-1 Morinosato-Wakamiya, Atsugi, 243-0198 Japan
Abstract :
Silica waveguide planar lightwave circuit (PLC) technology is very useful for fabricating compact and high performance optical devices for optical communication. Wavelength multiplexers and optical switches for ROADM and OXC are still being developed to improve performance further. New devices for an advanced modulation format can also be fabricated with PLC technology.
Keywords :
Circuits; Communications technology; Multiplexing; Optical devices; Optical fiber communication; Optical planar waveguides; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides; Programmable control; Silicon compounds; Planar lightwave circuit; silica waveguide;
Conference_Titel :
Communications and Photonics Conference and Exhibition (ACP), 2009 Asia
Conference_Location :
Shanghai, China
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-877-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-877-3
