DocumentCode
990947
Title
Passband shaping of grating-based WDM using cylindrical microlenses
Author
Golub, I. ; Simova, E.
Author_Institution
Inst. for Microstructural Sci., Nat. Res. Council, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
Volume
16
Issue
6
fYear
2004
fDate
6/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1504
Lastpage
1506
Abstract
We exploit spatial beam shaping in the dispersion plane to demonstrate channel broadening and flattening in a 25-GHz grating-based wavelength-division multiplexer. The figures of merit of different schemes using cylindrical microlenses are compared.
Keywords
diffraction gratings; microlenses; optical communication equipment; optical dispersion; wavelength division multiplexing; 25 GHz; 25-GHz grating-based wavelength-division multiplexer; channel broadening; channel flattening; cylindrical microlenses; dispersion plane; figures of merit; grating-based WDM; passband shaping; spatial beam shaping; Fiber gratings; Gaussian channels; Lenses; Microoptics; Optical coupling; Optical crosstalk; Optical devices; Optical filters; Passband; Wavelength division multiplexing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/LPT.2004.827426
Filename
1300646
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