Title :
Fabrication of a TFF-Attached WDM-Type Triplex Transceiver Module Using Silica PLC Hybrid Integration Technology
Author :
Han, Young-Tak ; Park, Yoon-Jung ; Park, Sang-Ho ; Shin, Jang-Uk ; Lee, Chul-Wook ; Ko, Hyunsung ; Baek, Yongsoon ; Park, Chul-Hee ; Kwon, Yoon-Koo ; Hwang, Wol-Yon ; Oh, Kwang-Ryong ; Sung, Heekyung
Author_Institution :
IT Convergence-Components Lab., Electron. & Telecommun. Res. Inst., Daejeon
Abstract :
An optical triplex transceiver (TRx) module, which consists of thin-film filter (TFF)-attached wavelength-division multiplexer (WDM) and photodiode (PD) carriers, has been fabricated using a silica planar lightwave circuit (PLC) hybrid integration technology. Two types of TFFs were attached to a diced sidewall of a silica-terraced PLC platform to realize the TFF-attached WDM. The PD carriers with a 45deg mirror, on which receiving surface-illuminated PDs were bonded, were assembled with the PLC platform to form receiver (Rx) parts. As the main performances of the packaged TRx module, a very clear transmitter (Tx) eye pattern and minimum Rx sensitivity of -25.7 dBm were obtained under a 1.25-Gb/s Tx-Rx operation for digital applications. For an analog Rx application, a module responsivity of about 0.8 A/W was achieved, and a second-order intermodulation distortion value of less than -70 dBc at an optical modulation index of 40% was obtained under a two-tone test of 400 and 450 MHz
Keywords :
integrated optics; intermodulation distortion; modules; optical communication equipment; optical fabrication; optical fibre communication; optical filters; photodiodes; silicon compounds; transceivers; wavelength division multiplexing; 1.25 Gbit/s; 400 MHz; 450 MHz; SiO2; TFF fabrication; WDM; intermodulation distortion; photodiode; planar lightwave circuit; silica PLC hybrid integration; thin-film filter; triplex transceiver module; wavelength-division multiplexer; Integrated optics; Optical device fabrication; Optical distortion; Optical filters; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Programmable control; Silicon compounds; Transceivers; Wavelength division multiplexing; Analog receiver; hybrid integration; intermodulation distortion (IMD); optical transceiver (TRx); planar lightwave circuit (PLC); thin-film filter (TFF); triplex;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.2006.885001
