• DocumentCode
    689209
  • Title

    Silicon CWDM demultiplexers using contra-directional couplers

  • Author

    Wei Shi ; Han Yun ; Lin, Chong ; Xu Wang ; Yun Wang ; Flueckiger, J. ; Jaeger, Nicolas A. F. ; Chrostowski, L.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., McGill Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-14 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We experimentally demonstrate ultra-compact (<;0.008mm2), 4-channel CWDM demultiplexers using silicon photonic contra-directional couplers. Flat-top passbands of 10nm, insertion loss of lower than 1dB, and crosstalk of -20dB have been obtained.
  • Keywords
    demultiplexing equipment; integrated optics; optical communication equipment; optical crosstalk; optical directional couplers; optical losses; silicon; wavelength division multiplexing; 4-channel CWDM demultiplexer; Si; flat-top passbands; insertion loss; loss -20 dB; optical crosstalk; silicon CWDM demultiplexer; silicon photonic contra-directional couplers; ultracompact CWDM demultiplexer; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Bandwidth; Couplers; Gratings; Silicon; Wavelength division multiplexing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6833591