FTTH Triplexer Design Using Asymmetric Y-Junction With Etched Branch

Author

Al-Gafy, Mohamed H. ; Khalil, Diaa

Author_Institution

Ain Shams Univ., Cairo

Volume

19

Issue

15

fYear

2007

Firstpage

1157

Lastpage

1159

Abstract

A new integrated optical triplexer based on asymmetric Y-junction with etched branch is proposed and investigated theoretically. The proposed structure uses the ionic exchange technology on a glass substrate with hydrofluoric etching. The proposed triplexer is designed to demultiplex 1310, 1490, and 1550 nm for fiber-to-the-home application with insertion loss less than 1 dB, crosstalk better than 25 dB, high extinction ratio, and wide bandwidth.

Keywords

demultiplexing; demultiplexing equipment; etching; integrated optics; ion exchange; optical communication equipment; optical crosstalk; optical design techniques; optical fabrication; optical fibre subscriber loops; optical losses; FTTH triplexer design; asymmetric Y-junction; crosstalk; demultiplexing; extinction ratio; fiber-to-the-home application; glass substrate; hydrofluoric etching; insertion loss; integrated optical triplexer; ionic exchange technology; wavelength 1310 nm; wavelength 1490 nm; wavelength 1550 nm; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Dispersion; Etching; Integrated optics; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber subscriber loops; Optical filters; Optical ring resonators; Optical sensors; Passive optical networks; Asymmetric Y-junction; fiber-to-the-home (FTTH); glass integrated optics; planar lightwave circuit; wavelength- division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2007.901442

Filename

4267727